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.

World Bank Country Director in Vietnam Victoria Kwakwa had a working session with Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on April 5 to discuss cooperation programmes between the bank and municipal authorities.

Many Japanese companies wish to invest in tourism, and the cooperation opportunities for Hanoi and Japanese businesses are promising if the two sides make good preparation, according to Minister of the Japanese Embassy in Hanoi Katsuro Nagai.

Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung and his Lao counterpart Lien Thikeo signed a cooperation agreement between the two ministries for the 2016-2020 period in Vientiane on April 3.

Enterprises under Ministry of Industry and Trade should follow global and local markets and consult state offices to solve difficulties in production and business of local firms in the future, Deputy minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh said that.

President Truong Tan Sang received General Director of Samsung Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd. Han Myong Sup in Hanoi on March 30.

Vietnam`s State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) and Russian VTB Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will allow both companies to expand investment between the two countries.

Plans of increasing the percentage of foreign ownership will continue gripping the attention of investors when companies propose them in their annual general shareholder meetings (AGM) normally taking place in the second quarter of the year, securities experts said.

The Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) announced that foreign investors have registered to pour 4.026 billion USD into Vietnam in the first quarter of this year, increasing by 119% against the same period last year.

Renault Vietnam opened a 3S dealer in Buon Ma Thuot city in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on March 25, raising the total number of its agents in the country to 7.

Foreign investors should take account of buying a property in Vietnam at this time as the market is offering great opportunities, according to the UK-based Financial Times newspaper.

Leaders of southern Tra Vinh province have called for Singaporean investment in 25 key projects and in establishing a high-quality industrial, urban and service zone similar to the Vietnam – Singapore industrial parks (VSIP) already operating in Vietnam.

2016 Vietnam – Laos investment cooperation conference, which is co-chaired by the countries` Planning and Investment ministries, will be held in central Da Nang city from March 26 - 27, Director of the ministry’s Foreign Investment Agency, Do Nhat Hoang, said at the press meeting on March 22.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is helping Vietnam practice sustainable agrifinance in order to ensure long-term funding for agricultural activities and improve output.

The world`s leading mobile phone manufacturer Apple Inc. plans to invest up to 1 billion USD to build an Asia-focused database center in Vietnam, according to local media.

According to Foreign Investment Agency, up to now, Singapore has invested in 1,569 projects with total registered capital of more than 36 billion USD in Vietnam, ranking third out of 112 countries and territories investing in the country.

The Johnan Shinkin Bank of Japan (JSB) will provide financial information and consultations for Vietnam’s Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise Development Fund (SMEDF) under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) inked in Hanoi on March 14.

The US Gentherm Group on March 10 inaugurated a factory manufacturing air-conditioners for the automobile industry in the northern province of Ha Nam.

Creed Group, a Japanese investment fund, signed a contract on March 6 with Phat Dat Real Estate Development JSC (PDR) and An Gia Investment company to implement a property project worth 500 million USD in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City welcomes investors coming from the UK, especially given that Vietnam and the European Union (EU) have completed the signing of a free trade agreement.

The property market in Ho Chi Minh City will see good prospects for all segments this year and the retail sector will see new trends, according to experts in the field.