(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.

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.

Poor infrastructure and a lack of proper mechanisms for private sector investment would prevent Vietnam from making the most of opportunities from its swift international integration, the director of the Vietnam Institute of Economics said.

(VOV) - Japan’s AEON Group is set to inaugurate its first large-scale commercial centre  known as AEON Mall Long Bien on October 28, said a AEON group representative at a press conference held in Hanoi on September 3.

Hong Kong's Luen Thai Group, dealing in garments, has been considering a plan to invest in a garment and textile industrial park in Vietnam, the company announced in late August.

Real estate conglomerate Vingroup has announced it will build a VND500-billion (US$21.9 million) park along the Saigon River, saying it will be the largest in Ho Chi Minh City and on the lines of Central Park in the US city of New York.

Colombo Stile, a top Italian luxury furniture brand, opened its first showroom in the country in Ho Chi Minh City on August 27.

(VOV) - With 800 projects worth US$2.7 billion, Japan is the 6th biggest foreign investor in Ho Chi Minh City. The figure is expected to rise in the future because HCM City is considered an ideal destination for Japanese investors. 

More than 80 Japanese businesses recently participated in a conference on trade and investment promotion in the central city of Danang. 

Bank shares and state-owned enterprises’ (SOEs) IPOs (initial public offering) have become highly attractive to foreign investors.