(VOV) - Singapore invested US$4.37 billion worth of newly registered and additional capital in Vietnam last year, up 153% against 2012.

(VOV) - Scattered public investment causes policymakers major headaches and costs major national economic losses. Resolving the issue is no easy task.

Rockefeller-backed Rose Rock Group and Vietnam-based Vung Ro Petroleum have signed an agreement to develop a US$2.5 billion resort in Vung Ro Bay on the south central coast of Vietnam.

(VOV) -Cambodia has given Vietnam Dairy Products Joint-Stock Company (Vinamilk) the green light to proceed with the construction of a US$23 million dairy processing plant.

(VOV) - Representatives from twelve Chinese businesses involved in the construction, mechanics, electronics, finance, and trade industries are touring the central city of Dannang in search of investment and cooperation opportunities.

(VOV) - The central province of Quang Tri has so far attracted 102 investment projects with total registered capital of VND 8,500 billion into its industrial and economic zones.

The management board of the Hoa Lac hi-tech zone in Hanoi City granted licenses to three projects in 2013, bringing the total number of projects in the zone to 70, worth US$2.57 billion.

(VOV) - More than 50 business representatives from the central province of Ha Tinh and Thailand’s Nakhon Phanom province met in Ha Tinh city on January 5 to seek cooperation opportunities.

(VOV) - Despite 2013’s economic difficulties, Vietnam attracted more than US$21 billion in registered foreign direct investment (FDI), a 54.5% improvement on 2012. But experts warn the country risks lagging behind without stronger efforts at reform.

(VOV) - Vietnam lured a total of US$21.6 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2013, a year-on-year increase of 54.5%, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.