VOV.VN - The Japanese Government is set to establish a fund worth approximately U$2.4 billion in support of smart-city projects to be undertaken by Japanese firms in Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, according to business news publication Nikkei Asia.

The southern province of Binh Duong wishes to attract more investments from India, heard an online conference on December 14.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has decided to relocate the second leg of the National Women’s Football Championship 2020 from Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh city to Go Dau stadium in Binh Duong province amid COVID-19 concerns in the southern metropolis.

A workshop on investment promotion from the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the southern province of Binh Duong was held in the form of an online conference on November 20.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Binh Duong Water Environment Joint Stock Company (BIWASE) signed an US$8 million loan to expand the Tan Hiep Water Treatment Plant (WTP) in Binh Duong province, one of the fastest-developing provinces of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - FE Holdings, a subsidiary of JFE Engineering of Japan, has spent a total of JPY900 million, equivalent to US$8.6 million, in an effort to acquire a 3.87% stake in the Binh Duong Water Environment JSC of Vietnam (Biwase).

The southern province of Binh Duong, which is a major destination for foreign investment in Vietnam, has been focusing on developing industrial parks.

Vietnam’s growing stature in the region and the world and its impressive containment of COVID-19 have continued to consolidate its status as an attractive destination for Singaporean investors.

About 280 leaders of Japanese enterprises took part in an online investment promotion conference held on August 26 to introduce the southern province of Binh Duong’s industrial capacity and potential.