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.

The executives from leading RoK groups doing business in Vietnam such as Doosan, CJ, Teakwang, Lotte, Posco, and Samsung had meetings with visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Busan on December 11.

State President Truong Tan Sang says he anticipates a new wave of Japanese investment in 2015, adding that Vietnam would continue to create the most favourable conditions for Japanese investors.

Representatives of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the State Bank of Viet Nam on Monday in Ha Noi inked a regulation specifying their cooperation in macro-economic management and regulation.

The Law on Investment (revised), which has been freshly approved by the National Assembly on November 26.

Thai Beverage PCL., owned by Thailand’s third billionaire, has approached the Vietnam government seeking to acquire a US$2 billion stake in Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (Sabeco).

The Vietnam government has done its best to create a favourable investment environment and in the 10 months leading up to November the nation’s economy is like a locomotive gaining momentum.

Foreign investment in agriculture in the Mekong Delta remains low, with a major portion of the funds invested in the industrial, food processing and real estate sectors.

A large number of Italian business people, scholars and economists attended a workshop on Vietnamese economy and investment climate which was held on November 7- 8 in the southern Italian city of Sorrento, as part of Sorrento Meeting 2014.

Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh who is on a working visit to Singapore from November 3 to 5 met with representatives from the Singaporean government and business community to discuss measures to bolster investment.

A proposal from the Ministry of Finance to attract large FDI projects could result in a loss of VND2 trillion to the state budget.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has proposed to offer attractive tax incentives to major investment projects in an effort to lure more huge foreign investors to Vietnam.

Laos and Vietnamese Government leaders have discussed measures to remove a number of obstacles for Vietnamese firms operating in Laos.

More and more large parks worth hundreds of billions of dong have been established in HCM City, attracting droves of childrens and their parents.

Transimex-Saigon Corporation received the investment cerfiticate to start construction of its VND300 billion ($14 million) bonded warehouse and logistics service project in Saigon Hi-tech Park (SHTP).

The Prime Minister has approved removing Phan Thiet golf course, better known as Ocean Dunes, from the national zoning plan for golf courses until 2020.

​The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has unveiled a draft plan to set up 11 parks across the country by 2020 to research and innovate agricultural technologies.

Ho Chi Minh City reported 332 foreign-invested projects with a total registered and additional capital of US$2.9 billion over the past 10 months, up nearly 98% compared to the same period last year.

LG Electronics – the world’s second largest television manufacturer has unveiled a strategic plan to expand its operation in northern Vietnam.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Canada has sponsored a recent seminar in Halifax, Canada to promote investment and business opportunities in Vietnam.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s upcoming official visit to India aims to accelerate the strategic partnership, focusing on economics and expanding cooperation in such fields as science-technology, culture-education, tourism and aviation.