(VOV) - Newly registered and disbursed foreign direct investment (FDI) are expected to reach new highs in Vietnam for 2015, as a handful of large multinational corporations scramble to position themselves to take advantage of free trade agreements.

(VOV) - Sao Mai Group from An Giang province on December 10 signed a cooperative deal with Japanese Koyo Group’s Koyo Corporation on solar energy generation in Vietnam.

Japanese enterprises have pledged to support their partners in the Mekong Delta in applying high-technology in agriculture production while helping regional provinces to renovate agricultural system in line with each locality’s conditions.

(VOV) - Japan’s Koizumi group has successfully bought 23% of Vietnam QH Plus Ltd Company’s shares and cooperated in developing support products for the domestic construction sector.

A US$1.2 billion airports operator going public in a country with one of the world's fastest growing air travel markets proved an attractive deal for foreign investors, who have largely shunned Vietnam's privatization drive due to the meagre stakes on offer.

US chemical giant Dow was just honoured Amcham Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award 2015 by American Chamber of Commerce in Hanoi- a prestigious organisation representing American business community in Vietnam - for its smart CSR programmes in Vietnam.

(VOV) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) recently announced high expectations for expanded exports of Vietnam seafood and other aquaculture exports to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) region as a result of its formation.

(VOV) - Bids from architects, engineering firms in addition to material and equipment providers based out of St Petersburg, Russia have been accepted in connection with the construction of the nation’s first nuclear power plant. 

(VOV) - On December 10, a delegation of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in Ho Chi Minh City met with Can Tho City leaders regarding measures to successfully implement hi-tech agriculture.

(VOV) - At a signing ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on December 9 sealing a cooperation deal with Fujinet Systems, Uchida Yoko Group unveiled it has also added a 10% minority interest in the IT solutions firm to its portfolio of investments.

Seaports in Vietnam have not been exploited in a reasonable way: some of them are overloaded, while many others have been unused.

A favourable investment climate is putting Vietnam on the radar of many transnational corporations drawn by tariff perks, cheap labour and political stability. Thanh Tung reports.

The world’s leading conglomerates have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire valuable startups from Vietnamese-born founders.

(VOV) - Doing business in the rapidly changing marketplace now that the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has come to fruition was the theme of a December 8 seminar in the central province of Quang Nam. 

(VOV) - Fashion TV recently announced programming changes and expansion plans through 2017 for its 24 hour standalone feed into Vietnam, reaching a population in excess of 92 million.

(VOV) - BIM Group – Syrena Vietnam has officially signed a contract with Property & Management Company - Real Estate Services (PMC) to manage the project Green Bay Village. 

(VOV) - A Japan business delegation began a six-day tour of Vietnamese localities on December 7 to seek investment opportunities in agriculture, according to the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO).

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ​is drafting policies to promote the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the agricultural sector.

The Chan May-Lang Co Economic Zone in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has 39 valid licensed investment projects, accounting for a total investment capital of over VND39 trillion (US$1.8 billion).

To keep up with the latest technology trend, MobiFone will provide Big Data services next year. Nguyen Bao Long deputy general director of MobiFone spoke with VIR’s Thanh Van about this first-hand experience and the firm’s business plan.

The 104th council meeting of the International Investment Bank (IIB) opened in Hanoi on December 4, along with a business forum on global opportunities for local sustainable development in Vietnam.

A flux of investment waves from Japanese businesses are coming to Vietnam’s agricultural sector, which plays an important role in the national development, according to a top agricultural official.

The People’s Committee of southern Binh Duong province granted an investment license to Taiwan-based Cheng Loong Binh Duong Paper Ltd, Co. on December 4 for the construction of a US$1 billion paper plant.

(VOV) - Vietnam based Lozi.vn, which is essentially a Facebook for food that reminds most consumers of Pinterest that launched in 2014, has announced the signing of a venture capital agreement with Golden Gate Ventures and DesignOne Japan.

(VOV) - Dat Viet Group will hold a real estate seminar featuring local experts providing their forecast for the Vietnam real estate market in Ho Chi Minh City on December 5 at the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Saigon Hotel and Towers.

Many international companies have come to the International Trade Fair for Construction & Building Technology, Equipment, Machinery, Materials and Mining launched on December 2 in order to look for opportunities to provide products and services to Vietnam’s construction and mining sectors.

Amata Vietnam will host a ceremony in December to celebrate two decades of  successful operations in Vietnam. 

Vietnam’s deeper integration into ASEAN is bringing the country golden opportunities in the real estate sector. 

The Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park Joint Stock Company (HIPC) has introduced the project to build Hiep Phuoc Supporting Industrial Park to domestic and foreign investors in Ho Chi Minh City.

The potential and strengths of Can Tho and other localities in the Mekong Delta region were introduced to French businesses at a trade promotion conference held in Paris on November 30.