Vietnam and France have had a number of cooperative activities in energy, including oil and gas exploration, exploitation and processing as well as technology transfer, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung at a forum in Paris on July 7. 

Bel Vietnam, a subsidiary of France’s Bel Group, broke ground on its second cheese factory in southern Binh Duong province on July 8. 

(VOV) - Telecom regulators in Myanmar have approved the issuance of a license for FPT Group, paving the way for it to provide internet services to the Southeast Asian consumer market of 56 million.

(VOV) - Central Ha Tinh province signed five economic cooperation deals with German partners at an investment promotion conference held at the Viethaus in Berlin on July 7.

(VOV) - The Vietnam- Taiwan digital forum 2015 will open more opportunities for Vietnam and Taiwan to boost Internet and e-commerce cooperation.

Real estate companies have launched sale programs to attract foreign buyers as the revised Housing Law with effect from July 1 eases restrictions on foreign property ownership in Vietnam.

Spain-based BPA Group and SACYR Group had a working session with Vice Chairman of the Vinh Phuc provincial People’s Committee Vu Chi Giang on July 7 on the possibility of investment in waste treatment and public lighting in the northern province. 

(VOV) - By June 20, ASEAN countries poured US$54.6 billion into 2,632 projects in Vietnam, according the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

(VOV) - A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador to Russia Nguyen Thanh Son on July 6 discussed with Moscow oblast (provincial) leaders measures to boost investment cooperation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the building of a US$1 billion "ecological" complex on Vu Yen Island in northern Hai Phong City.