Vietnam and France have had a number of cooperative activities in energy, including oil and gas exploration, exploitation and processing as well as technology transfer, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung at a forum in Paris on July 7. 

Bel Vietnam, a subsidiary of France’s Bel Group, broke ground on its second cheese factory in southern Binh Duong province on July 8. 

(VOV) - Telecom regulators in Myanmar have approved the issuance of a license for FPT Group, paving the way for it to provide internet services to the Southeast Asian consumer market of 56 million.

(VOV) - Central Ha Tinh province signed five economic cooperation deals with German partners at an investment promotion conference held at the Viethaus in Berlin on July 7.

(VOV) - The Vietnam- Taiwan digital forum 2015 will open more opportunities for Vietnam and Taiwan to boost Internet and e-commerce cooperation.

Real estate companies have launched sale programs to attract foreign buyers as the revised Housing Law with effect from July 1 eases restrictions on foreign property ownership in Vietnam.

Spain-based BPA Group and SACYR Group had a working session with Vice Chairman of the Vinh Phuc provincial People’s Committee Vu Chi Giang on July 7 on the possibility of investment in waste treatment and public lighting in the northern province. 

(VOV) - By June 20, ASEAN countries poured US$54.6 billion into 2,632 projects in Vietnam, according the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

(VOV) - A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador to Russia Nguyen Thanh Son on July 6 discussed with Moscow oblast (provincial) leaders measures to boost investment cooperation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the building of a US$1 billion "ecological" complex on Vu Yen Island in northern Hai Phong City.

The US has become the largest export market of southern Dong Nai province, said Director of the provincial Department of Investment and Planning Bo Ngoc Thu. 

Malaysia’s Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad (FGV) has announced its plan on cooperation in the cooking oil industry with Vietnam’s leading confectionary producer Kinh Do Corporation and regional logistics solution provider Indo Trans Logistics Corporation (ITL).

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue attracted a total of more than VND2.8 trillion (US$128.4 million) in its industrial zones in the first half of 2015, equal to 112% of the yearly target. 

Joining the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a founding member, Vietnam will have certain rights, said Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Van Binh. 

(VOV) - Foreigners are increasingly taking over traditionally Vietnamese business industries –  and agriculture is no exception – thanks to their innovative approach and willingness to take risks, according to one expert.

From the beginning of this year, Nghe An has granted licences to 93 projects with a combined capital of VND27,885 billion (US$1.28 billion), according to the province’s Department of Planning and Investment. 

(VOV) - Ho Chi Minh City has enjoyed a boom in foreign direct investment (FDI) since early this year, luring 300 new projects totally capitalized at more than US$2 billion.

The wave of investment in Vietnam’s garment and textile production shows no sign of stopping.

As of June 20, Japan had invested US$37.7 billion in 2,661 projects in Vietnam, statistics from the Foreign Investment Department show.

The Transport Ministry has proposed that Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) be allowed to sell 70% of shares at Song Cam Shipbuilding Joint Stock Company to Damen Shipyards Group.

A delegation from the northern province of Thai Binh held a working session with Singaporean enterprises in the city state on July 2 to call for investment in the Vietnamese locality. 

(VOV) - The US Global Emerging Market (GEM) will invest US$20 million in Vietnamese real estate company - Hoang Quan Company (HQC).

(VOV) - SOL Holdings VN held a ceremony in HCM City on July 2 to get an investment licence to grow, process and sell super sorghum products in Vietnam.

Vietnam's textile industry has been seeing a strong flow of foreign investment over the first half of the year, a trend that many say is spurred by a trade treaty expected to be completed by this year-end.

An electronic portal called eRegulations, which aims to facilitate international investors’ access to information related to foreign investment procedures in Vietnam, was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on July 2. 

North-eastern province Quang Ninh has attracted US$5.1 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) through 104 projects so far, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment. 

(VOV) -An investment promotion conference themed “My Vietnam - your investment destination” is taking place in New York City, the US from July 1- 5 with the purpose of strengthening US investors’ confidence in development potential for the Vietnam market.

The National Power Transmission Corporation has mobilised VND70.65 trillion (US$3.36 billion), including US$1.3 billion of official development assistance (ODA), in the past five years for its power projects. 

(VOV) - Vietnam’s revised Housing Law officially came into effect on July 1, which allows Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) and other foreigners to acquire an ownership interest in real estate in Vietnam. 

Some foreign investors come to Vietnam not because they want to expand their business, but because they find the country a good place to commit trade fraud.