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.

On the occasion of welcoming 2016 New Year holiday, Hanoi People`s Committee organized a meeting with overseas Vietnamese delagates including more than 130 overseas businessmen from 16 countries around the world to exchange experience and seek investment opportunities in the city.

On the occasion of welcoming 2016 New Year holiday, Hanoi People`s Committee organized a meeting with overseas Vietnamese delagates including more than 130 overseas businessmen from 16 countries around the world on December 29 to exchange experience and seek investment opportunities in the city.

Ho Chi Minh City attracted 4.6 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2015, up 47 percent from previous year, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

The General Statistics Office said that as of December 15, 2015, Vietnam`s foreign direct investment (FDI) attracted 2,013 newly licensed projects with the total registered capital reaching 15.58 billion USD, up 26.8% on number of projects and 0.4% of the capital over the same period in 2014.

The wait-and-see time in Vietnam is over and investors are advised to take the plunge in one of Southeast Asia’s most promising economies, according to Thailand’s Bangkok Post on December 28.

The 2nd conference for young scientists in economic science themed “ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2015-Perspective and Challenges” was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 27.

Vietnam ranked third in the number of companies licensed to operate in the construction sector in Cambodia, said Sui Nara, Head of the Construction General Department under the Cambodian Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction.

According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency, as of the fourth quarter this year, real estate has attracted 2.32 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI), ranking third among sectors that have FDI projects.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) held a ceremony to launch the first turbine of the Lai Chau hydropower plant in Lai Chau province on December 23. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the event.

Vietnamese products are increasingly being showcased at Lotte Mart shopping centres across the Republic of Korea (RoK) as part of an initiative by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to stimulate retail sales in the East Asian market.

Decree No. 118/2015/NĐ-CP defines some articles of the Law on Investment, which facilitates investment procedures in forms of capital and stakes contribution for foreign investors.

Duyen Hai 1 Thermal Power Plant in southern Tra Vinh province has generated 1 billion kWh of electricity by December 19 since it entered into commercial operation in June this year.

Fund management company Techcom Capital is offering units in its Techcom Vietnam Real Estate Investment Trust, the country`s first public REIT.

According to a recent report by the Standards & Poor (S&P) fund released that Vietnam`s economy has started to prosper while most other Asian countries’ economies have been developing slowly towards consumer-led growth.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines conducted 365 flights between Vietnam and Indonesia in 2015, carrying more than 100,000 passengers and over 1,000 tonnes of cargos.

The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) has become Vietnam’s first bank joining Eurogiro, which provides global remittance services.

The Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation (PetroVietnam) held a ceremony in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on December 13 to launch Tam Dao 05 offshore oilrig, the largest ever made-in-Vietnam jack-up rig.

The southern province of Binh Duong has lured over three billion USD in FDI since the beginning of 2015, tripling the yearly target of one billion USD, said the provincial Planning and Investment Department.

More than 170 exhibitors from 12 countries attended the November 5 kick-off of the annual Vietnam International Retail and Franchise Exhibition (VIETRF) in Ho Chi Minh City.

According to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), the first industrial exhibition EXPO Russia-Vietnam 2015 and the Vietnam-Russia Business Forum will be organised at Melia Hotel in Hanoi this month.