The event provided a platform for Vietnam to showcase its semiconductor potential and reaffirm its commitment to developing high-tech industries and strengthening international cooperation.

By creating a large number of jobs and promoting a green economy, the initiative is important in establishing Vietnam as a global hub for the circular textile sector.

Market size, growth potential, low labor costs, and stable political and social conditions continue to be Vietnam’s selling points in attracting foreign investors.

Local and international experts on May 10 met in Hanoi to discuss enhancing the effectiveness of public investment and measures to minimise risks in the public-private partnership (PPP) model.

Speaking at the conference on investment and tourism promotion in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung noted that the province should create an attractive investment climate and direct investment on infrastructure and key products.

According to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, with a total registered capital of over 730 million USD in the first four months of this year, Singapore has now been the second largest foreign investor out of 112 countries and territories investing in Vietnam.

The General Statistic Office (GSO) said that as of April 20, the total capital of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Vietnam reached about 6,886 million USD, increasing by 85% against the same period of 2015.

Vietnam gained a trade surplus of nearly 1.5 billion USD in the first four months of this year. The trade results of foreign direct invested firms were more remarkable than those of the domestic sector in terms of import and export value.

Investors, start-up founders and experts gathered in Singapore for a two-day Tech in Asia 2016 conference. Vietnam News talked with some of them to discover why Vietnam is becoming a hot-spot for start-ups.

The loans maximum rate for each project of a small and medium-sized enterprise could be up about 30 billion VND.

Vietnam has seen a series of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in its property market in 2016, a trend expected to continue throughout the year.

More than US$400 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) have been pumped into the garment-textile sector in the southern province of Binh Duong after the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, excluding billions of US dollar of 460 current active projects.

The fourth negotiation round on the Trade Promotion and Facilitation Agreement in the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area was organised in Buon Ma Thuot city of Vietnam`s Dak Lak province on April 18.

An individual housing project, called Fuji Residence, will be developed in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City after Nam Long Group and partnership investors Hankyu Realty and Nishi Nippon Railroad signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on April 15.

On April 15, Nam Long Group and partnership investors Hankyu Realty and Nishi Nippon Raroad signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop an individual housing project, called Fuji Residence, in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City.

Fund manager VinaCapital has injected US$50 million into two private firms in Vietnam in the year to date and will find more enterprises for investment this year.

Mobile electronic commerce or m-commerce is soon set to take off in Vietnam thanks to the increasing number of mobile phones and rapid internet development, experts have predicted.

Thai air conditioner marker Saijo Denki Company has recently announced that it will defeat other domestic air conditioner brands, especially Panasonic, Mitsubishi Electric, and Daikin, according to newswire VTC news.

Belgium should look to trade ties with Vietnam, where stable politics stimulate economic growth, Nabil Jijakli, an expert from the CREDENDO insurance group, said at a conference on the global economy held in Brussels on April 12.

The Japanese Marujyu Vietnam Company inaugurated a factory producing metal parts for heavy industry in the northern province of Ha Nam on April 12.

Among 40 countries and territories investing in Vietnam, the Republic of Korea ranked the top of largest investors with 888.6 million USD from new and adjusted projects, accounting for 22% of the national figure.

A delegation from the Ministry of Construction (MOC) led by its Deputy Minister Le Quang Hung paid a working visit to Cuba, from April 2 to 6, with the aim of promoting cooperation on economy, trade and investment between the two countries.

Vietnamese enterprises should understand and meticulously apply the stringent rules of origin, as well as the exceptions of free trade agreements, to enjoy the best from preferential taxation, as free trade does not mean “free” absolutely.