Two Vietnamese female billionaires in the dairy industry have officially set foot in the US market.

VOV.VN - Da Nang’s Hi-tech Park has attracted 10 projects with a total investment of US$249 million, including three Japanese-invested projects and seven by local businesses.

Masan Group on February 4 held a groundbreaking ceremony for its meat processing complex in the Dong Van 4 Industrial Park, Kim Bang district, the northern province of Ha Nam. 

Japanese investors continue pouring money into Vietnam real estate firms despite the prediction that hot growth will slow in the time to come.

The Hoa Binh Construction Group JSC on January 31 signed a contract worth VND470 billion (over US$20.6 million) with the Cam Lam Investment Ltd under which it will undertake the construction of the Swiss Belresort Nha Trang in the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

Vietnamese dairy maker TH Group inaugurated a high-producing dairy farm in Volokolamsk district, Russia’s Moscow Oblast, on January 31.

A delegation from the Republic of Korea (RoK) led by Cho Moon Soo, President of Hank Cuk Carbon Group, met with leaders of the southern province of Binh Phuoc to seek investment opportunities in the locality.

The PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) sold all 468.37 million shares it offered at the initial public offering (IPO) at the Hanoi Stock Exchange on January 31, raising nearly VND7 trillion (US$308 million).

The southern province of Dong Nai has licenced seven foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in January with total capital of US$62.1 million, up 50% from the same period last year.

Vietnam had granted investment licences to 166 new projects as of January 20, with a total registered capital of US$442.6 million, down 5.1% in project number and 64.4% in capital against those of the same period last year.

2017 was a discouraging year for investors who poured money into condotels. However, analysts believe that once legal problems are settled, investment in this type of property will be increasing rapidly.

The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh is prioritizing calling for investment in 17 projects in aquaculture, mostly shrimp farming in brackish water, with total capital of VND1.32 trillion (US$54.34 million).

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has registered to sell 7.6 million shares of the Vietnam Airlines Corporation, which is listed as HVN on the stock market.

A workshop was held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 25 to call on Vietnamese businesses to invest in the Savan Seno Special Economic Zone in the Lao province of Savannakhet.

VOV.VN - Asia Infonet INC, a subsidiary of the Japanese AIN Group, proposes building a solar power plant at Becamex industrial and urban complex in Binh Phuoc Province, according to a statement from the company's CEO Tsuyoshi Sai at a working session with provincial leaders on January 25.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met on January 24 representatives of  Indian groups and businesses as part of his activities during the India visit for the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and the celebration of the 69th anniversary of Indian Republic Day.

More investment and trade promotion activities will be held by the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to lure foreign investments to the Vietnam-Japan industrial park, said Nguyen Khanh Tung, director of the Can Tho Trade, Investment Promotion and Exhibition Centre on January 23.

Zinc Oxide Corporation Vietnam on January 23 broke ground for construction of an electric arc furnace dust recycle plant in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Thailand’s SCG Group wants entire stake of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) to own 100% of the Long Son Petrochemicals (LSP) Complex in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Viglacera Corporation JSC (Viglacera) plans to reduce its State ownership to 36% this year, said Luyen Cong Minh, executive chairman of the corporation.

VOV.VN - Amata Corporation Pcl, Thailand’s largest developer of industrial estates, plans to invest 3.4 billion Baht (around US$110 million) in its Vietnamese projects this year.

VOV.VN - An animal feed plant was inaugurated at Dai An Industrial Zone in northern Hai Duong Province on January 18 by HAID Hai Duong and HAID Feed Co. Ltd, which are affiliated to Singapore HAID Co. Ltd.  

The public investment restructuring scheme in 2017-20 will focus on core sectors of the economy and major projects that give impetus to socio-economic development and promote public and foreign investments under public-private partnership (PPP) practice.

Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical One Member Co Ltd (BSR), a subsidiary of PetroVietnam, sold 7.79% of its charter capital, equivalent to 241.5 million shares during its first initial public offering (IPO) on January 17. 

A number of businesses in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu have registered investment in renewable energy with a total capital of over VND100 trillion (US$4.4 billion). 

VOV.VN - Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture Yoshitaro Iwasaki has showed his desire to connect businesses from both nations across aquaculture, farm produce and aquatic processing and personnel training.  

China's JD.com Investment on January 16 announced that it will become one of Tiki’s largest shareholders after its strategic investment in Vietnam’s leading B2C e-commerce platform.

With huge investment, commodities suiting all tastes, ages and income levels, and round-the-clock services, convenience stores could make a splash in the Vietnamese food and beverage market.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is calling for VND19.58 trillion (US$851.52 million) in investment in 68 projects in this year, heard an investment promotion forum held in Rach Gia city on January 15. 

The central coastal province of Phu Yen will hold a conference to promote investment in the locality for 2018 on January 19.