The number of enterprises and employees working in the non-State and FDI sectors increased rapidly, whereas that of the State sector fell markedly.

The steering committee for ASEAN dissemination at the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) held a conference in Hanoi on August 4 on the dissemination of information about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the occasion of the bloc’s 55th founding anniversary.

VOV.VN - The disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) experienced a positive year-on-year increase of 10.2% to reach US$11.57 billion during the first seven months of the year, marking a five-year record.

VOV.VN - Foreign investors have poured a total of US$15.41 billion into the country during the past seven months of the year, equivalent to 92.9% compared to the same period from last year, according to details given by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - Malaysian bank CIMB has been granted approval by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to increase its charter capital to a figure exceeding VND3.92 trillion.

VOV.VN - Tran Sy Thanh, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and deputy secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, has been elected head of the municipal administration for the 2021-2026 tenure.

The combined revenue of 17 out of 19 groups and corporations under the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises was estimated at over VND892.16 trillion (US$38.05 billion) in the first half of this year, equivalent to 90% of the yearly target and up 27% year-on-year.

VOV.VN - Blockchain Global Day 2022, the first large-scale event of its kind held in Vietnam, is set to take place in Ho Chi Minh city on July 29 to seek ways to develop the local blockchain industry, according to organisers on July 7.

Indochina Kajima Development Company, a joint venture from Indochina Capital and Kajima Corporation, has recently launched Core5 Vietnam (www.c5ip.vn).

Ho Chi Minh City’s economy has seen a steady revival and is on course to return to pre-COVID levels, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai said on June 29.