After a gloomy period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the construction materials market in HCM City started to flourish again in the third quarter as the peak construction season began and demand from some export markets recovered.

New foreign direct investment (FDI) in the real estate sector increased four times quarter-on-quarter to US$2.35 billion in the third quarter, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - The initial successes of the implementation of high-quality free trade agreements (FTAs) between the EU and ASEAN member states, such as the FTA between the EU and Vietnam, along with the FTA between the EU and Singapore, will provide a solid foundation towards one day having an FTA between ASEAN and the EU.

VOV.VN - Spain is currently involved in 78 direct investment projects nationwide with a total capital of US$113.75 million, ranking 46th out of 138 countries and territories that have direct investment relations in the nation.

The Politburo held a national cadres’ conference in Hanoi on November 19 to review the organisation of Party congresses at all levels for the 2020-2025 tenure.

VOV.VN - Foreign direct investment (FDI) businesses have made a significant contribution to Vietnam’s trade balance during the past 10 months as they obtained an export trade surplus of US$28.92 billion despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus Working Group (ADSOM + WG) held a video conference on November 18 under the chairmanship of Lieutenant General Vu Chien Thang, director of the Vietnam Defence Ministry's Foreign Relations Department and Head of the ADSOM + WG Vietnam.

Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Dato’ Shariffah Norhana Syed Mustaffa pledged to help businesses in Vietnam’s northern Bac Ninh province join the Halal industry during her meeting with Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Huong Giang on November 17.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting with ministries and sectors on November 17 to review Vietnam-Laos cooperation and discuss preparations for the 43rd meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-governmental Committee slated for early December in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) should make a greater effort to fully tap potential for stronger cooperation, striving to raise bilateral trade to US$100 billion in the near future.