(VOV) - The Central Highlands holds a strategic position in Vietnam’s socio-economic development, defense, and security.

Nojima Corporation, one of Japan's leading electronics retailers, has registered to buy a large number of shares of Tran Anh Digital World JSC (TAG) in an effort to raise its ownership rate to over 30% in the Hanoi-based electronics retailer.

(VOV) - Indian billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla is mulling over a plan to invest in Vietnam to tighten his grip in the textile industry. 

San Francisco-based digital payment platform Paymentwall is among the few Silicon Valley companies to do business in Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City has appealed to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for investments in infrastructure modernisation, the support industry, high technology, personnel development, labour cooperation and environmental protection, the Saigon Giai phong newspaper reported.

(VOV) - There is a risk in Vietnam of expecting too much in the way of improved international competitiveness from technology transfer from foreign invested enterprises, according to Christian Brix Moller, the Danish Ambassador to Vietnam. 

Economic expert Pham Chi Lan has called on authorities to focus on developing supporting industries and improving skills of workers as a new approach to entice foreign investors rather than resorting to land and tax incentives.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh asked the Government of Myanmar to consider simplifying administrative procedures and granting investment licences to Vietnamese businesses in the near future. 

(VOV) - The AEON Shopping Mall Long Bien is expected to be inaugurated one month ahead of schedule, according to general director of AEON Vietnam Co, Ltd, Yasuo Nishitohge. 

(VOV) - Argentina newspaper ‘Clarin’ on May 27 run an article, praising Vietnam’s economic achievements in recent years and economic and trade cooperation opportunities with the country.

(VOV) -The Vietnam government has moved aggressively to style itself as a leader amid the global push to de-carbonize and reduce greenhouse emissions said Trinh Minh Anh, a Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) official.

Work started on the construction of a low-income residential project for workers at Yen Binh I Industrial Park in Pho Yen district, northern Thai Nguyen province on May 26.

Attracting high technology from foreign firms is still far from a reality in Vietnam, much to the bane of local enterprises.

The country experienced a noticeable fall of registered foreign direct investment (FDI) capital, while seeing an increase in the capital disbursement, in the first five months of this year.

The permanent deputy head of the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region, Nguyen Phong Quang, was received by the Secretary of the Development Bureau of Hong Kong (China), Paul Chan, and met representatives of the territory’s General Chamber of Commerce on May 26.

(VOV) - Japan's top oil refiner, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp, has unveiled plans to go ahead with refinery projects in Vietnam as it seeks to expand in overseas markets to offset shrinking domestic demand.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s direct investment inflow to Vietnam is expected to soar in the near future, as businesses scramble to capitalise on the recently-signed free trade agreement between the two countries.

Vietnam’s farming sector has been transformed over the last five years through the public-private partnership model between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and various multinationals.

South Africa wants to expand investment and trade ties but narrow its trade deficit with Vietnam, a visiting business delegation from that country told a meeting in HCM City on May 25.

Vietnam has numerous opportunities for economic development due to its stable economy and ongoing reforms in key sectors, the CEO of Maybank Kim Eng Group, John Chong, said at the Invest ASEAN 2015 conference in Ho Chi Minh City on May 25. 

Ho Chi Minh City is implementing several trade promotional activities in Myanmar to help its enterprises effectively tap into potential markets, the Vietnam Economic Times reported. 

A local conglomerate has started work on its beach and golf resort complex in a central province, with its beach villa clusters to be the country’s first to attain a seven-star standard.

Gifu Kogyo Vietnam Co., Ltd. is one among the small contingence of software companies in Vietnam which are run by 100%-Vietnamese staff although it is a wholly Japanese owned investment by Gifu Kogyo Group.

Vietnam has much to offer as an investment destination, which remains largely underexploited as the country has not been paying due attention to promoting its reputation.

Tokyo Keiki Precision Technology Inc inaugurated its first plant outside Japan at central Da Nang city’s Hi-Tech Park on May 22, following eight months of construction. 

(VOV) - The Vietnam central province of Quang Tri is now one step closer to breaking ground on a US$2.4 billion power thermal energy plant with a capacity of 1.200 MW.

Standard Chartered Bank has said Vietnam is emerging as the most preferred destination for companies planning to move production out of China.

Japan is committed to furthering cooperation with Vietnam in agriculture and fisheries, and hopes the Vietnamese Government will facilitate the implementation of the target projects. 

Ranked No. 7 of 101 countries and territories investing in Vietnam for the past five years, the United States has invested more capital in the country through new brands.

Japanese investors have injected US$37.5 billion into 2,619 valid projects in Vietnam as of the end of April.