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.

Vietnam created a breakthrough in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 11 months of 2013, contributing to affirming attractiveness of the country`s investment environment and efforts in the improving its environment.

Despite the rising popularity of more risky investments, such as in the stock market and gold investment, bank deposits are still considered the safest and surest way to keep money and earn stable returns in 2014.

A seminar was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 10 to introduce investment opportunities and incentives for Vietnamese businesses who are keen on the Belgian market.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency reports Japanese businesses have engaged in 2,103 Vietnam-based projects so far this year, totalling US$34.526 million.

Hai Phong City needs to pay attention to attracting foreign and domestic investment, restructuring the industry along with developing high technologies with higher value and boosting exports.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc pledged to create favourable conditions for Samsung Electronics to implement its investment projects in Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on December 3 reaffirmed Vietnam’s commitment to finalizing institutions and accelerating administrative reforms to facilitate business operations.

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC Bank) has disposed Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) for US$55.5 million, according to the Singapore Business Review.

It has been more than 25 years since Viet Nam adopted the Law on Foreign Investment, the foreign direct investment (FDI) sector has made substantial contributions to the national economic development.

The government of Vietnam will continue finalising policy and improving its business environment to turn the Mekong Delta into a reliable investment destination.

The Mekong Delta Investment Promotion Conference was held on November 25 in Vinh Long Province to call for investment for 138 projects in the region.

The total newly-registered and additional FDI capital poured into Vietnam in the first 10 months of this year hit US$19.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 65.5 percent, outdistancing this year’s target of US$13-14 billion.

A Vietnamese home furnishing product maker in the southern province of Vinh Long launched its first US-based investment in Arkansas’ Morrilton City.

Japanese Group - Sumitomo Corporation is keen to invest in Vietnam’s real estate projects, has said Hirokazu Higashino, General Manager of Sumitomo Corporation`s Building and Overseas Real Estate Business Department.

Many Swedish businesses have expressed their keen interest in the Vietnamese market, especially in the fields of banking, financing, recycle technology, transport, and support industry.

A delegation of nearly 50 European companies came to Vietnam looking for investment opportunities in several sectors including agriculture, food and tourism.

The steel industry, which is currently struggling to maintain production and settle its excess inventory, is seeking capital for its incomplete projects.

A leading economic expert has called on Italian businesses to invest in the Vietnamese market, and considered a gateway to the Southeast Asia market.

A seminar themed “M&A in Vietnam: Investment Attraction from Japan” was held in Tokyo on November 12

Total newly-registered and additional Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the recent 10 months of 2013 reached US$19.2 billion, a year-on-year soar of 65.5%, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).