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.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport is adding a runway, two terminals and extra aircraft aprons in an upgrade designed to let Vietnam`s busiest hub handle 40 million to 50 million passengers annually.

With 702 new projects and 260 adjusted ones, investment from the Republic of Korea (RoK) has accounted for 29.6% of Vietnam’s total foreign direct investment (FDI), turning the RoK into the largest foreign investors in the country.

The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam has committed to intensifying its activities in 2016, in order to boost investment and trade links between Vietnamese businesses and those from the European Union (EU) member states.

The Ho Chi Minh City People`s Committee is likely to approve a project to promote support industries next month, heard the "Vietnam - Japan Supporting Industry Forum".

Foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in Vietnam recorded a year-on-year increase of 12.5 per cent in 2015 to reach US$22.76 billion, according to the statistics of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The resort market in Vietnam will see feverish investment this year due to its great potential, according to experts.

In the first two weeks of 2016 the HCM City Export Processing Zone Authority (HEPZA) has licensed two FDI projects with a combined registered capital of over 30 million USD.

According to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, foreign direct investment (FDI) businesses play an important role to the country`s economy as they create jobs for nearly 3 million workers and account for over 20% of the country’s total investment capital.

Foreign investors’ appetite for Vietnam’s agricultural sector is growing, with a string of new or expanded projects scheduled to come on line soon.

All Nippon Airways (ANA), the largest airline in Japan by revenue and passenger numbers, will purchase 8.8 percent of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines`s stake for 2.43 trillion VND (108 million USD).

The US was the leading destination for Dong Nai Province exports for calendar year 2015, according to official statistics just released by the Provincial Department of Industry and Trade.

Phu Quoc, 40 kilometres west of southern Kien Giang province, is the biggest island in Vietnam where hospitality investment has shaken up the emerging real estate sector here over the past few years.

Vietnamese businesses investing in Cambodia received compliments on their contributions to economic growth of the homeland in 2015 at a get-together hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia in Phnom Penh on January 8.

Vietnam`s fast-growing dairy companies are investing big in new markets as they brace for stepped-up competition at home from global giants on the prowl to take advantage of a Pacific trade pact.

Vietnam’s METRO Group announced on January 7 that Thailand’s TCC Group finalised procedures in the purchase of METRO Cash& Carry Vietnam.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has been allowed by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to open a representative office in Moscow, Russia.

Nestled in the southern gateway of Hanoi, Gamuda City, developed by Gamuda Land Vietnam, has become the prime choice for many homebuyers in the capital.

The government will focus on steps to bolster businesses, particularly the private sector, as part of its attempt to increase the country`s productivity in 2016-2020.

Plastic businesses are planning to invest in production lines and improving product quality as the industry is forecast to face many challenges when the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is formed.

Hanoi city targets to increase the total number of new enterprises in the locality to 200,000 businesses by 2020. Currently, the capital of Hanoi ranks the second in the country`s top localities (after HCM City) in the number of registered and active firms.