(VOV) - Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia need to work on common preferential policies to attract investment in the Development Triangle Area.

Visiting Uruguayan Vice President Danilo Astori has expressed his wish for Vietnam to choose Uruguay as a gateway to export goods to the Common Market of South America (Mecosur).

Vietnam will tighten its ties of trade and investment cooperation with Laos by through business deals by economic groups.

(VOV) - Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has affirmed her country wants to bring economic and trade cooperation between with Vietnam to a higher level.

(VOV) - The disbursement of official development assistance (ODA) has increased significantly in the past ten months, providing fresh impetus for national economic development.

Businesses from Hungary and the Republic of Korea are seeking cooperation opportunities with local partners in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) - PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corporation (PVEP) has reached a US$140 million deal with five commercial banks to implement its offshore oil and gas exploitation project in Lot 15-2/01 within Vietnam’s continental shelf.

(VOV) - As much as US$9 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) was disbursed over the past 10 months of this year, approximately equal to last year’s figure.

(VOV) -France is encouraging its small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to invest in Vietnam and other countries in Southeast Asia (SEA).

(VOV) -Vietnam has recently implemented preferential policies for foreign investors, particularly those from Japan, in recognition of their mutual benefits.