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 Hanoitimes -  The Ministry of Planning and Investment has submitted to the Government a draft decree on investment which, if adopted, would make significant changes to investment regulations.

Vietnam Garment and Textile Fashion Trading Ltd. Co., the owner of the supermarket chain Vinatexmart, is planning to double the number of its supermarkets this year compared to the original target for the year.

The Hanoitimes -  A delegation of eight French businesses will arrive in Vietnam tomorrow to explore the potential in the country's electricity sector.

Vietnam remained o­ne of the leading destinations for Japanese investors in 2011, receiving a total of 1.84 billion USD in investment.

The Hanoitimes -  Vietnam committed a total of 10.8 billion USD of investment in 627 projects in 55 countries and territories around the world by the end of last year, the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency reports.

The US group Nike has affirmed Vietnam as its key production base, said Nick Athanasakos, Vice President in charge of global sourcing and manufacturing.

International donors have pledged 7.38 billion USD in official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam in 2012.

A Vietnam-Russia business forum was held in Hanoi to help the two countries’ businesses seek investment cooperation opportunities.

The Vietnamese Government will create all favourable conditions for Malaysian businesses to invest and do business in Vietnam.

The Hanoitimes- The People's Committee of Hanoi has agreed to build a high-rise housing complex o­n Hoang Mai District's Dinh Cong Street.

The Red River Delta region took the lead in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first eight months of this year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency.

Vietnam is boosting investment in developing wind power to replace exhaustible fossil fuels and protect the environment.

Few foreign investors are buying stakes in Vietnamese enterprises’ at high prices amid the local stock market falls.

International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Japan’s Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd. are co-investing in a particleboard-processing plant in Vietnam, IFC said.

Over 400 FDI projects worth more than US$42.8 billion were registered in the field of real estate in the first half of this year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Foreign investors poured US$5.3 billion into the country in the first half of the year, down nearly 2 per cent against the same period last year, the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Foreign Investment Agency reported.

The Government has agreed to increase investment capital for infrastructure and land resettlement compensation at the Nghi Son petrochemical plant to US$235.66 million, up $35.66 million compared with the original figure.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a contract with Vietnam Road Administration (VRA) o­n July 1, for a project to improve road management and maintenance, worth US$4.3 million.

The Hanoitimes -  When Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Aerospace was planning to build a factory to assemble wing flaps for Boeing, it looked around south-east Asia before settling o­n what is rapidly becoming the region’s destination of choice: Vietnam.“My first proposal was Thailand because we already have a subsidiary making airconditioners, but the wages in Thailand are already high,” said Hirotaka Masuda, the head of the MHI Aerospace Vietnam.

The Hanoi Times - The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has committed itself to investing in Asian countries, including Vietnam, said a JBIC senior official.