Vietnam Development Bank (VDB) will lend VND330 billion (US$15.7 million) for a project to increase the capacity of KCP Vietnam Industries Limited (KCP VIL) in central Phu Yen province.

(VOV) - Besides computers, electronic components, investments in real estate and luxury resorts are seen as potential fields for Vietnamese investment in Cuba.

A group of prominent private investors appears to have avoided some of the pain caused by recent market turmoil in China. 

(VOV) - The Hanoi Trade Promotion Centre (HTPC) has announced a major investment conference will be held August 24 at the Daewoo Hotel starting at 8 am aiming to promote jobs and growth in the region.

(VOV) - The PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corporation (PVEP) under the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PVN) announced on August 13 that it has exploited the first commercial oil flow in Sahara desert in Algeria.

Germany’s Metro AG will stay in Vietnam by launching a new business after it sells its wholesale store chain to a Thai firm.

Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island, located off the coast of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, is experiencing a boom in investment in tourism and hospitality, opening unparalleled opportunities for investors. 

The southern province of Binh Duong attracted over US$1.2 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) from January-July, surpassing the yearly target of US$1 billion. 

China-based foreign investors have deemed Vietnam their top alternative destination, as China’s investment climate becomes less attractive.

Consulting firm Grant Thornton (Vietnam) has released a report on private equity that shows an encouraging improvement in respondents' belief in higher investment activities in the next 12 months.

The Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) will open a representative office in Hanoi latter this year to embrace economic links with Vietnam. 

Ever since the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations on August 1, 1973, Vietnam and Singapore have made huge strides forward in terms of cooperation in education and healthcare.

(VOV) - The Ministry of Planning and Investment has unveiled that in the six months leading up to July it has issued 47 outward investment certificates (OIC) totaling US$155.4 million spanning 22 counties around the globe.

Tissue paper manufacturer NTPM Holdings Bhd of Malaysia is negotiating for a couple of orders worth about US$5.2 million per year for its new operations in Ho Chi Minh City, StarBiz online newspaper of Malaysia reported.

Bac Ninh authorities presented an investment licence to Samsung Display Co. Ltd on August 6, marking an upcoming flow of US$3 billion from the company into the northern province. 

Not all resort real estate projects along the coastline are attractive to investors, but beachfront villas have been a magnet to investors for the last six months.

Foreign firms have pumped hundreds of millions of US dollars into numerous real estate projects in Ho Chi Minh City as of late, attributed to an upswing in the real estate market after a long period of hibernation. 

The southern province of Dong Nai attracted 57 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with registered capital of over US$1.1 billion in the first seven months of this year, said the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

(VOV) - Japan Seven & I Holdings Group will open a chain of 7-Eleven convenience stores in Vietnam.

E-Mart, the Republic of Korea’s largest retailer, will officially open the doors to its first supermarket in Vietnam this December.

South Africa has always prioritised trade, investment and co-operation with Vietnam, and this year, it will offer even more investment opportunities for businesses from Vietnam and Da Nang.

(VOV) - Many Vietnamese businesses have shown their keen on investing in Moscow oblast (province), typically TH-True Milk – TH Group with a more than US$2 billion project on dairy cow breeding and processing of dairy products.

The luxury river cruiser “Anawrahta”, owned by Heritage Line, has left Ho Chi Minh City aboard the heavy lift vessel, Rolldock Storm, bound for a 5-day journey to Myanmar where it will ply the Ayeyarwady and Chindwin Rivers beginning mid-September 2015.

Vietnam is emerging as one of the most attractive emerging markets, as reported in many foreign newspapers and financial newswires, after the government of Vietnam lifted the foreign ownership ratio ceiling in unconditional business fields.

ASEAN countries have so far poured over US$3.42 billion into 129 projects in the southern province of Dong Nai, according to Bo Ngoc Thu, Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.

The northern province of Ha Nam has offered incentives for Japanese investment in hi-tech local agricultural production, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Mai Tien Dung has said. 

Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araujo is calling for foreign investment in tourism to boost its contributions to the economy alongside agriculture and oil and gas industries. 

The Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) will cooperate with Vingroup in initiating steps to invest in the upgrade of railway stations.

The northern province of Bac Giang has earned around about US$123.8 million from lychees so far this year. 

ASEAN investment inflows to Vietnam are expected to surge in the coming months, when many large projects are licensed and the ASEAN Economic Community is established.