More and more foreign investors are looking into the ample potential of Vietnam’s agricultural sector. However, the country will need to do more to lure investors.

According to the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, Saigon Port Company Limited will make its initial public offering (IPO) on June 30.

The government has once again pledged to ensure an attractive investment climate for all foreign enterprises in Vietnam.

Japanese firms have begun to shift their investments to Vietnam’s trade and service sectors, amid a recent reduction of import duties.

Major US investors are following through on their previous statements about relocating their production bases. 

The low-cost carrier Vietjet Air welcomed the latest member to its expanding family of Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on June 13. 

EuroCham, in its latest report about foreign investors’ views about Vietnam’s energy policies, pointed out that Vietnam’s ability to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) does not depend on the price of electricity.

Cisco, a worldwide leader in IT, and the Management Authority for Urban Railways of Ho Chi Minh City entered into an agreement to conduct a feasibility study relating to the Integrated Telecommunications Control Centre for the Ho Chi Minh City urban railways at the MAUR headquarters recently.

The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) hopes to expand investment in agriculture in the northern province of Ha Nam, which has advantages for agricultural production. 

Business executives in Asia and Europe met in the Asia House in London on June 12 for a conference on ASEAN strategy. 

(VOV) - A contingent of investors from India met with the local provincial authorities and business leaders in central Quang Binh province on June 13 to discuss the potential for future cooperation and investment. 

(VOV) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in collaboration with the Embassy of Vietnam in Japan and the Vietnam Business Association organized a business forum on June 12 in Tokyo, aiming to mobilize support from the Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) community. 

(VOV) - Last year when Samsung Electronics announced plans to create a new US$3bn smartphone factory in the north-eastern province of Thai Nguyen, close to the capital city of Hanoi, many industry insiders were ecstatic.

Industrial parks (IP) in the northern province of Ha Nam have so far this year attracted 116 foreign-invested projects totalling over US$1.19 billion and 94 domestic-funded ones worth VND9.5 trillion (US$445 million). 

A Japanese delegation held a working session with Ho Chi Minh City authorities on June 10 to seek cooperation opportunities with the city on the construction of the main metro station and an underground commercial centre in front of the Ben Thanh market. 

An Indian delegation comprising executives from six major leather companies that supply the footwear, furniture and automotive industries met around 20 Vietnamese counterparts in HCM City on June 9 to explore business opportunities.

Three new high-tech zones will be developed from local budgets and private capital by 2030, according to a master plan approved by the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will spend US$44.1 million to build three hi-tech agricultural zones, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Van Tam at a meeting held in the city on June 9.

(VOV) - On June 16-17, representatives of prominent French medical companies will visit Hanoi and HCM City to meet with local importers and seek business partners throughout the nation.

Improving credit growth, an active secondary bond market, and volatility in the foreign exchange market has combined to reduce trading volume in the primary bond market.

(VOV) - A pilot kaoliang growing project by Japan- wholly invested Sol Holding Vietnam Company is underway in Dong Nai and Dak Nong provinces.

PetroVietnam Fertiliser and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo) on June 7 signed the EPC Contract with an international contractor consortium to revamp the Phu My NH3 and NPK complex.

Japanese Aichi Tokei Denki Co., Ltd, has begun the construction of a US$25 million plant making measuring instruments at Trang Due Industrial Park in the northern port city of Haiphong.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment recently urged the prime minister and the State Bank to allow Singapore-based United Overseas Bank to become the seventh wholly foreign-owned bank in Vietnam.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of the northern Hoa Binh province Nguyen Van Quang has spoken of the contributions by investors from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to the locality’s economic development. 

The Haengsung Electronics Vietnam Ltd Company will build a US$100 million plant to manufacture electronic spare parts within the Trang Duae industrial zone in the northern city of Haiphong.

(VOV) - Hyosung Group from the Republic of Korea (RoK) will introduce their latest souped-up sports bikes equipped with the latest technological advances at the 2015 Saigon Autotech & Accessories exhibition. 

Quang Ninh has chosen to focus on attracting Japanese investments by improving its business climate and upgrading infrastructure.

Questions were raised surrounding the Long Thanh Airport project at the ‘Open, Scientific and Responsible’ conference held in Hanoi on June 1.

(VOV) - FPT Group, a multinational information technology company of Vietnam with branches in 14 countries, is continuing to enhance its presence in Asia with the recent launch of a new development centre in Cebu, the Philippines.