Vietnam is betting on the development of casinos to boost the country’s tourism growth and make it more competitive against other tourism destinations such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Macau. 

China’s investment in Vietnam has dramatically increased both in terms of value and project number, but the quality of these projects needs to be taken into account, and to ensure they contribute to reducing the bilateral trade gap.

ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh has called on Japanese businessmen to study possible investments in infrastructure across telecommunications, transportation, electricity, water supply, and environmental sanitation, to facilitate broader ASEAN connectivity.

US telecom group AT&T is aiming for the Vietnamese market by providing monitoring and positioning services for the transportation sector and connecting cars via 3G and 4G technology, cooperating with Viettel.

The Indian and Vietnamese textile and apparel industries are more complementary than competing in nature, and so co-operation would result in a win-win situation, the Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council of India has said.

(VOV) - Japanese group Showa Denko’s general director Daiken Murakami recently unveiled the company’s plan to construct an advanced LED indoor farm that will produce clean vegetables in Ha Nam province. 

(VOV) - Canon Marketing Vietnam has opened an Image Square store in Da Nang central city, the fourth of its kind in Vietnam, to meet the demand for professional imaging products and technology solutions of local residents. 

(VOV) - Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Yuri Slyusar, who is also CEO of Russia’s United Aircraft Building Corporation (UAC), has met representatives from Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air for an opportunity to sell Superjet 100 to Vietnam. 

Piaggio Vietnam, part of the Italian scooter giant Piaggio Group, is considering increasing its presence in the Vietnamese market through stepping into larger-wheel scooter segment this year.

A series of foreign direct investment projects in the garment sector will be started in the central region of Vietnam over the next months.

2014 was a difficult year for hoteliers. However, the demand for hotel managers remains very high in Vietnam.

Through public-private partnerships, foreign companies in the food sector have been participating with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in an effort to support farmers’ cultivation of input materials, and in so doing, optimize their supply chain.

The most important segment of the Mekong Delta highway system, the My Thuan – Can Tho highway, will kick off by the end of the year.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has approved the plan for the third phase of the industrial complex project in 20 provinces.

(VOV) -Managers, scientists and businesses compared notes on policies to improve the investment climate in the northwestern region at an  investment promotion conference opened in Moc Chau district, Son La province on April 4.

The Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank) has been named a good growth bank in commercial sponsorship activities by the American bank Wells Fargo.

(VOV) - The automotive industries of Vietnam and Thailand should cooperate for common development rather than competing each others, said President of Thailand Automotive Institute (TAI), Vichai Jirathiyut during the talks in HCM City on April 2. 

(VOV) - HDBank and Japan’s Credit Saison have finalized capital contribution formalities for a strategic cooperative plan to promote the retail and financial sector in Vietnam towards stronger socio-economic development. 

If you thought Asia's manufacturing giants are just China, the Republic of Korea and Thailand, say hello to a new one: Vietnam.

(VOV) - Microsoft has announced it will invest US$3 million in Vietnam over the next three years as part of the company’s global Youth Spark commitment to empower young people with opportunities for education, employment and entrepreneurship.

Several foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises are planning to develop big projects in Vietnam this year in view of an improved investment environment.

Authorities in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau awarded nine investment certificates to domestic and foreign projects with a combined capital of US$123 million at a Spring Investment Fair on February 27.

(VOV) - As of the end of 2014 Vietnam has turned the tide on foreign direct investment (FDI), or at least it seems, with outward FDI approaching US$20 billion, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

(VOV) - In January, foreign businesses directly invested US$88.1 million into projects in Hai Duong northern province, up 20% compared to the same period last year, according to the province’s Department of Planning and Investment. 

(VOV) - The Embassy of Vietnam in Egypt in collaboration with the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce organized a workshop on January 26 in Cairo aimed at soliciting investment in the Southeast Asian nation.

Vietnam remains as one of Asian appealing trade and investment destinations for international businesses, including those from India, said Indian Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry Rajeev Kher at the Vietnam-India Business Forum in Ho Chi Minh City on January 21.

(VOV) - Vietnam has become one of the more favoured investment destinations for Japanese small and medium sized business enterprises (SMEs) as they seek to diversify their investments throughout ASEAN member nations.

(VOV) - By December 15, 11 Red River Delta provinces had attracted 5,207 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth US$63 billion, accounting for 25% of the country’s total FDI capital inflows.

(VOV) - The Embassy of Vietnam on November 10 sponsored a seminar in Egypt aimed at promoting investment and business opportunities for the nation’s agro-forestry and fisheries sector.

(VOV) - More than 150 foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) on October 28 gathered at a forum at the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in Bac Ninh to discuss investment and cooperation opportunities and obstacles.