VOV.VN - Japan-based Fujiwara is mulling a manufacturing joint venture in the province of Binh Dinh that could produce the solar panels needed to meet Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s energy targets.

VOV.VN - Thai businesses have invested in 440 projects in Vietnam with a total registered capital of US$7.7 billion, ranking tenth among 112 foreign investors in the country, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

The central city of Da Nang’s high-tech park has attracted six projects valued at US$180 million from two Japanese and four domestic investors, said the head of the park management board, Phung Tan Viet.

The Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the World Vision Foundation of the Republic of Korea launched a project to develop a local value chain for organic farm produce in Trieu Phong district of central Quang Tri province on February 21.

As many as 246 projects worth US$5.19 billion invested by Japanese firms are operating in the southern province of Binh Duong, accounting for nearly 20% of foreign direct investment (FDI) poured into the locality so far.

FPT Securities Joint Stock Company (FPTS) has obtained approval from the State Securities Commission to lift its foreign ownership limit.

The Vietnam International Bank (VIB) on February 20 officially issued certificates of deposit (CD) worth VND18 million and VND24 million for personal and corporate customers to meet their investment demands for deposit.

Steelmaker Hoa Phat Group plans to increase its charter capital to VND15.2 trillion (US$675.6 million) this year, double the current level of VND8.42 trillion

Tata Coffee, a subsidiary of Tata Group, is eyeing the southern province of Binh Duong for a US$50 million project in Vietnam, making good on a pledge last year.

Businesses to the central province of Nghe An would devise long-term and effective strategies, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a local meeting with investors on February 19.