The southern province of Dong Nai attracted about US$1.57 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) capital from the beginning of this year to August 20, up 70% compared to the same period last year and surpassing this year’s target by 57%. vvv The southern province of Dong Nai attracted about 1.57 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) capital from the beginning of this year to August 20, up 70 percent compared to the same period last year and surpassing this year’s target by 57 percent.

State-owned construction companies are making slow progress with privatisation efforts as they have encountered a number of problems, the Ministry of Construction said.

The domestic market, with a population of 90 million people, presents a great opportunity for seafood producers to increase the sales of their products due to rising demand, experts said.

Canon Vietnam on September 5 cooperated with the Bac Ninh People’s Committee and the Youth Union of the province in holding the opening ceremony of the Nam Son kindergarten 2 in the northern province of Nam Son commune.

On the sidelines of the 2015 Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia from September 3-5, Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang met with several Russian officials on ways to promote trade and investment connections between the two countries.

Two of the three telecom companies that are dominating the 3G market in Vietnam announced that they will launch 4G services next month, news website Zing has recently reported.

(VOV) -Many economic experts argue it is difficult for global oil prices to go up again and with the worst scenario, oil prices may drop a mere US$30/ barrel, causing a huge loss for this year’s budget revenue and heavily weighing against economic growth.

The southern province of Dong Nai’s tourism sector sets its goal of earning VND5.17 trillion (US$235 million) in revenue by 2020.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has unveiled plans to attract foreign investment in supporting industries in 2015-16, reported Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper.

Industrial zones (IZs) in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho have 220 projects in operation, with total registered investment capital of some US$1.96 billion.

The Vietnam Airlines on September 5 held a ceremony to inaugurate the Pleiku airport upgrade project in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, enabling the airport to serve up to one million passengers per year.

(VOV) -Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang along with 5,000 delegates from 30 countries and territories attended the Eastern Economic Forum 2015 in Vladivostok, Russia from September 3-5. 

(VOV)-China has become Vietnam’s top source of automotive imports this year, surpassing the previous top exporter, the Republic of Korea (RoK) as the nation’s booming economy fuels automotive imports.

(VOV) - Trade relations between Vietnam and the Czech Republic have been enhanced since 2012 when Vietnam was listed as one of 12 priority markets in Czech’s national export strategy until 2020.

Vietnam has the slowest mobile data speed in the South-east Asia (SEA) and Oceania region, a report by communications technology and services provider Ericsson said.

State-owned construction companies are making slow progress with privatisation efforts as they have encountered a number of problems, the Ministry of Construction said.

(VOV) - Corporate governance, besides other sustainable development factors, is pivotal to attracting investors and promoting the capital market, practically benefiting ASEAN economies and Vietnam in particular, said Chris Razook – Head of the Corporate Governance in East Asia and Pacific under the International Finance Corporation.

Gaining access to accurate information on land, buildings and other factors needed for the investment making-decision process has been one of the greatest challenges facing foreign retailers in Vietnam, according to Hong Won Sik, General Director of LotteMart in Vietnam.

Russian oil giant Rosneft said on September 4 it had signed an agreement to drill offshore exploration wells in Vietnam with Japan Drilling Co .

(VOV) -Enhancing the role of the private sector was the forefront of discussions at a forum on September 4 to push up economic growth from 2016-2020.

A scientific forum titled “Vietnam’s Economy 2016-2020: development breakthroughs” was held in Hanoi on September 4 by the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission in coordination with the Vietnam Union of Scientific and Technological Associations (VUSTA) .

(VOV) -The US Technique journal on September 3 analyzed Vietnam’s information technology boom and its future of Southeast Asian Silicon valley model in an article posted on its website http://www.pcmag.com.

(VOV) - A ground-breaking ceremony on September 4 signalled the start of construction on the first phase of what is expected to be the world’s longest urban gondola once completed.

(VOV) - On September 4, Japan’s Nippon Vietnam Agreen (NVA) company worked with northern Ha Nam provincial leaders on a survey to develop an organic vegetable project.

Farm produce exporters in Vietnam are being urged to study the Republic of Korea (RoK) market thoroughly to gain a firm foothold, especially given the two countries recently signed a free trade agreement.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau is creating favourable conditions for fishermen in Khanh Hoi commune in U Minh district to develop offshore fishing, according to Chau Minh Dam, Deputy Chairman of the communal People’s Committee.

The industrial production index (IPI) in Hanoi in the first eight months of this year grew by 7.4% from the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Procedures are being processed for the export of Hanoi’s first late-ripening longan batch to the US, the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said at a meeting on September 3.

Hanoi is one of the three leading localities nationwide in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction, accounting for 17.3% in the number of projects and 9.32% in the amount of registered FDI in the country, said the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

(VOV) - The US Department of Commerce has issued preliminary results of the anti-dumping duty administrative review (POR 11) which decided the tax rates imposed on Vietnamese tra fish fillets imported to the country between August 1, 2013 and July 31, 2014.