(VOV) - Hanoi hosted a Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and World Bank (WB) seminar on June 27 discussing Vietnam’s major infrastructure priorities and methods for selecting projects deserving investment.

(VOV) - The world’s leading technology and services supplier Bosch has announced that it will continue expanding its operations in Vietnam following success in 2012.

(VOV) - A press conference was held in Hanoi on June 25 to launch a promotional campaign for Vietnamese aquatic products in Australian press.

(VOV) - Hanoi hosted a June 25 public management partner group conference discussing the financial sector’s major projects and action plans as dictated by the overarching financial strategy with a vision until 2020. 

(VOV) - Khanh Hoa’s provincial capital Nha Trang City has invited nearly 200 staff from Vietnamese businesses to attend industrial design training courses running over June 25–27.

(VOV) - In the first half of this year, Vietnam attracted nearly US$10.5 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) to 554 new and 217 existing projects, up 15.9% from a year earlier.

(VOV) - The Dung Quat Oil Refinery has sold more than 3.1 million tonnes of products in the last six months, surpassing its set target for revenues and State budget.

(VOV) - The Investment Forum towards Green Growth for central Quang Nam province, co-organised by the provincial People’s Committee, the UN Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), took place in the province on June 23.

(VOV) - The TAL Group from Hong Kong plans to invest US$200 million to produce fabrics, garments and textiles in Vietnam.

(VOV) - Representatives from localities and the diplomatic corps met for a June 22 conference in the ancient town of Hoi An city in Quang Nam province to discuss ways to develop international tourism and boost cooperation towards sustainable green growth.

The “Joint Programme on Green Production and Trade to Increase Income and Employment Opportunities for Rural Poor” has actively contributed to the development of Vietnam’s handicrafts and raised rural people’s income.

A high-ranking delegation from northern Quang Ninh province paid a visit to Indonesia on June 19-20 to seek trade and investment cooperation opportunities with local partners.

(VOV) - Preferential policies to encourage the export of hi-tech products should receive more attention, said President of the Ho Chi Minh City Informatics Association Chu Tien Dung at a seminar in HCM City on June 19. 

(VOV) - The Japanese Terumo Vietnam Ltd Company has inaugurated a medical equipment factory in Hanoi’s Quang Minh Industrial Zone.

(VOV) - The German Industry and Commerce Vietnam (GIC) has announced that the Asia-Pacific Conference of German businesses (APK) 2014 will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from November 21-22 next year.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group will invest US$74 million in a project to build Nongkhang airport in Houaphan province.

Vietnamese footwear exporters are looking forward to big gains this year as their revenue in the January - May period surged 11.4 % year-on-year to US$3.1 billion, a positive figure amid the global economic malaise.

(VOV) -Vietbuild 2013, an international exhibition on construction, building materials, real estate, and interior and exterior design, officially opened at HCM City’s Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Centre on June 13.

(VOV) -Many foreign investors regard Vietnam as an ideal market thanks to the country’s incentive policies and transparency in investment attraction.

Leader of the southern province of Dong Nai has pledged to create all favourable conditions for Japanese small- and medium-sized enterprises to invest in the locality.

(VOV) - The governments of Vietnam and Mozambique should create more favourable conditions for their business communities to enter each other’s markets.

The second Indonesia – Vietnam Trade, Tourism and Investment Forum will begin in HCM City on June 13.

UK companies wish to assist and invest in projects to build financial centres, urban railways and Long Thanh international airport for Vietnam’s strong development.

(VOV) - TCIE Vietnam Co. Ltd—a member company of Malaysia’s Tan Chong Motor Group—has opened its Hoa Khanh industrial zone factory in Da Nang City’s Lien Chieu district.

(VOV) - A June 11 seminar in Hanoi has discussed ways to boost trade promotion and investment activities in the African and Middle Eastern markets.

PYN Elite, Finland's best-performing investment fund, is shifting its investment from Thailand to Vietnam by investing US$40 million in 51 local firms listed on the stock market.

(VOV) - Chile’s Agricultural Research Institute (INIA) has supported Vietnam in growing quinoa, a grain-like crop noted for its edible seeds that contain high levels of nutrition.

(VOV) - Hundreds of Mexican business representatives have gathered at a seminar in Mexico to discuss business and tourism opportunities with Vietnam.

(VOV) - The famous UK automobile manufacturer Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is expected to establish agents in Vietnam and Nigeria by 2014, according to the Voice of Russia.

A business forum between Vietnam and Malaysia was held in Kuala Lumpur on June 7, drawing nearly 100 businesses from both countries.