Japan has invested in 5,369 projects worth US$76.76 billion in Vietnam as of the end of the second quarter this year, making it the third largest foreign investor in the country, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Tuong Van told the 9th Vietnam-Japan Conference on Construction in Hanoi.

The construction industry is estimated to expand at around 7.8- 8.2% this year, the highest rate since 2020, according to a Ministry of Construction report.

VOV.VN - Hanoi Construction Corporation reached a preliminary co-operation agreement on December 12 with Algerian partner Copresud, moving towards establishing a joint venture company operating in the construction sector in an effort to engage in bidding and implementing civil works in the North African country in the near future.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 9 received a delegation of leaders from 18 major Chinese enterprises of the Zhang and Yan clans led by Yan Jiehe, founder and Chairman of the China Pacific Construction Group and Susun Construction Group - both among the world’s top 500 companies, who are visiting Vietnam to seek cooperation and investment opportunities.

Sun Group and AA Architecture Construction Joint Stock Company on December 6 launched the book "Hanoi Architecture – The Cultural Intersection of Vietnam and France."

VOV.VN - As many as 136,085 enterprises were established between January and October with a total registered capital of over VND1.3 quadrillion, marking annual rises of 1.87% and 4.08%, respectively.

VOV.VN - Dinh Thi Hong Minh, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the central province of Quang Ngai, received a delegation of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) committee of Sekong province on October 30.

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomes leading Chinese corporations, including China Pacific Construction Group (CPCG) to explore investment and business opportunities in the country through large projects that reflect China’s technological development and meet Vietnam’s needs.

About 315,000 poor and near-poor households across the countries are facing housing problems and in need of support, according to the Ministry of Construction (MoC).

VOV.VN - The State Bank of Vietnam on October 17 announced a decision on a mandatory transfer of two of the worst performing bank, Ocean Bank and Construction Bank, to the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) and the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB).