Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has invited Italian investors to the capital city, saying that Hanoi is looking for promising and established investors for its urban infrastructure development projects, the Ha Noi Moi daily reported. 

Governments will improve policies to accelerate investment flows from Vietnam to Laos, a conference was told in the central city of Da Nang on March 27.

VOV.VN - The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has intended to build three airports- Na San, Lai Chau and Lao Cai in the north-west region next year at a total cost of VND9,813 billion.

VOV.VN - On March 27,  Vietnamese and Lao Planning and Investment Ministries opened their 2nd conference in central Da Nang City to boost investment cooperation.

Investors from mainland China have been developing their businesses in Vietnam to take advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs), as the country is a Trans-Pacific Partnership member. 

Representatives of ten leading Malaysian shopping centers have met with local tour organizers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to introduce a new campaign aimed at having more Vietnamese to shop in Malaysia.

Representatives of many foreign-invested companies in the southern province of Dong Nai did not pull any punches in a meeting with local authorities on March 25, when they were asked to recall how red tape has marred their operations.

A series of projects that are granted ODA from the government are behind schedule, so the government plans to use another method to grant ODA to local governments.

VOV.VN - It seems that Vietnam’s business environment is not improving much, said Grant Thornton in its bi-annual report on the 14th survey of the Private Equity Sector issued in February 2016.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a plan to attract private investment for a highway project in the Mekong Delta with a cost estimate of VND16.34 trillion (US$721 million), the government office has said.

The capital city will create the best possible conditions for the US investors to launch their projects in the locality, Nguyen Duc Chung, chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, said.

The southern province of Dong Nai attracted US$448 million of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first three months of this year, an increase of 311% against the same period last year and accounting for 48.8% of the yearly plan.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s KPA and Australia’s 4 Ways companies have kicked off an agricultural project to transfer techniques for hi-tech seed production in the Central Highlands’ Kon Tum province.

Singapore's government has acquired more than 27.6 million shares in Vietnam's consumer giant Masan Group Corporation to boost its stake to 5.08% from the original 1.38%.

VOV.VN - At a Quang Ninh Province People’s Committee meeting on March 22, there was a rising tide of complaints that the foreign direct investment laws are too complicated and constantly changing.

VOV.VN - China’s domestic economy is widely reported to be slowing down relative to its impressive growth over the past decade— however, leading economists report foreign investment by their businesses is at record high levels.

VOV.VN - In line with their economic rise, emerging markets such as the Republic of Korea (RoK) have increased in importance over recent years – not only as destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI) – but as a source of investment as well. 

The Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) will pick up a 49 percent stake in VASCO after committing to inject VND147 billion into the restructured carrier.

VOV.VN - FLC Group has unveiled that it has broken ground on a significant new development in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

VOV.VN - Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAGL) has invested additional US$230 million into the second phase of the HAGL Myanmar Center construction project in Yangon.

Condotels in Phu Quoc are becoming increasingly attractive to foreign investors because of their location in one of the hottest tourism destinations of Vietnam as well as the prestigious developers behind them.

Japanese investors are increasing their presence in Vietnam’s real estate sector by teaming up with domestic partners.

Supported by stable economic growth and the upturn of the market, Vietnam’s resort and hospitality segment is expected to see a surge in investment capital this year.

Vietnam Soya Products Company (Vinasoy) began construction on its third plant in the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP 2A) in the southern province of Binh Duong on March 18 to meet increasing demand in the domestic market and its export expansion target.

Ho Chi Minh City is employing a host of measures to press on with attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), especially in high-tech and hi-tech support industries. 

VOV.VN - A private-equity arm of Standard Chartered Plc and Goldman Sachs have invested a combined US$28 million in Vietnamese start-up M_Service, the operator of mobile e-wallet MoMo, the companies have unveiled in a joint statement.

The world's leading mobile phone manufacturer Apple Inc. plans to invest up to US$1 billion to build an Asia-focused database center in Vietnam, according to local media.

VOV.VN - Thai businesses had invested US$7.88 billion in 428 projects in Vietnam during the first two months of this year, ranking 11 out of 112 foreign investors in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - On March 17, Hoa Sen Group started construction on a plant covering 20.4ha at the cluster of Kien Khe I industrial parks of northern Ha Nam Province at a cost of VND3,000 billion.

A Vietnam- India Business Forum was held at the headquarters of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi, India on March 16.