(VOV) - A December 25 meeting marking the 20th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) has announced the RoK is now the fourth largest foreign investor in Ho Chi Minh City.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) pledges into Vietnam this year decreased 18 percent to US$ 12.7 billion due to the global economic slowdown, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

(VOV) - Vietnamese and Japanese businesses proposed practical measures to improve the investment climate and create a closer link between domestic and foreign businesses in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) - Vietnam currently ranks third among 52 foreign investors in Laos, with a total investment capital of US$5.38 billion.

(VOV) - Opportunities for boosting Vietnam-Switzerland cooperation in economics, trade, investment, education, science-technology and tourism were recently discussed at a workshop in Switzerland.

(VOV) - An investment promotion conference was held HCM City on December 17 to attract more investors to the Central Highland province of Lam Dong.

(VOV) - Viettel Cameroon S.A.R.L, a joint venture between Viettel Global and Bestinver Cameroon S.A.R.L, has won a mobile phone service contract in Cameroon.

(VOV) - Eight bordergate economic zones will receive huge development investment from the State budget between 2013 and 2015.

International donors have pledged to provide nearly US$6.5 billion in official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam in 2013, a decline of US$1 billion from last year. 

(VOV) - Vietnam has emerged as one of the world’s efficient, attractive and trusted investment destinations courtesy of its offered incentives and improved business environment.

(VOV) - More than 400 foreign delegates examined ways to promote investment, trade and tourism in the region at a conference in Kon Tum province on December 5.

(VOV) - The Cambodian Government will ease difficulties, creating favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses, including rubber producers, to operate efficiently in the country.

(VOV) - Overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City are expected to hit US$3.4 billion by the end of this year, higher than last year’s figure.

Property developers from Japan, Malaysia and Singapore still eye Vietnam's real estate market with interest, despite global difficulties and the whirlwind of disinvestment in many FDI projects, as they still believe a recovery is imminent.

(VOV) -Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Foreign-Invested Enterprises, Nguyen Van Toan, said what remains an open question is why more investment has not come from advanced nations such the US and EU member states.

Vietnamese and Turkish businesses gathered at a meeting held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in Hanoi on November 19 aimed at helping popularise Vietnam’s law and regulations on economics.

(VOV) -Samsung has recently been granted an investment license to build a mobile phone and electronics production plant in the northern province of Bac Ninh.

Vietnam and United Kingdom (UK) businesses gathered at a meeting in Hanoi on November 13, discussing means to increase bilateral cooperation.

(VOV) - The Republic of Korea (RoK) is the largest foreign direct investor in Hanoi with 636 projects, accounting for nearly 31 percent of total FDI projects in the city.

(VOV) - The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has recently inaugurated its representative office in the Czech Republic.

(VOV) - Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia need to work on common preferential policies to attract investment in the Development Triangle Area.

Visiting Uruguayan Vice President Danilo Astori has expressed his wish for Vietnam to choose Uruguay as a gateway to export goods to the Common Market of South America (Mecosur).

Vietnam will tighten its ties of trade and investment cooperation with Laos by through business deals by economic groups.

(VOV) - Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has affirmed her country wants to bring economic and trade cooperation between with Vietnam to a higher level.

(VOV) - The disbursement of official development assistance (ODA) has increased significantly in the past ten months, providing fresh impetus for national economic development.

Businesses from Hungary and the Republic of Korea are seeking cooperation opportunities with local partners in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) - PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corporation (PVEP) has reached a US$140 million deal with five commercial banks to implement its offshore oil and gas exploitation project in Lot 15-2/01 within Vietnam’s continental shelf.

(VOV) - As much as US$9 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) was disbursed over the past 10 months of this year, approximately equal to last year’s figure.

(VOV) -France is encouraging its small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to invest in Vietnam and other countries in Southeast Asia (SEA).

(VOV) -Vietnam has recently implemented preferential policies for foreign investors, particularly those from Japan, in recognition of their mutual benefits.