VOV.VN - Vietnam attracted approximately US$8.88 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) during the opening four months of the year, equivalent to 82.1% of the amount recorded during the same period from last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

A working delegation of the northern province of Bac Ninh led by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ngo Tan Phuong attended a workshop in Washington DC on April 20 to promote the locality’s investment opportunities to local businesses.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is looking for solutions to retain foreign investment firms, especially giants such as Samsung, Apple, and Foxconn, in the event that the global minimum tax is applied in the country.

The management board of industrial zones in the northern province of Bac Ninh on April 17 held an investment promotion conference to introduce to enterprises from Taiwan (China) the local business climate as well as policies to attract investors and develop industrial infrastructure.

Vietnam will continue with synchronous measures to attract foreign investment effectively, especially from Australia, said deputy head of the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) Vu Van Chung at the Vietnam-Australia Investment Forum held in Hanoi on April 17.

Five international delegations paid working trips to Hai Phong in March and on the first days of April, showing that the northern port city is always ready to expand diplomacy and relations with partners, thereby promoting investment attraction, boosting exports and improving its competitiveness capacity.

VOV.VN - Since the beginning of the year Japanese manufacturers and retailers have continuously unveiled plans to expand their investment in Vietnam, while foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows from the East Asian country to the country during the opening two months of the year reached nearly US$146 million.

The real estate sector ranks second in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction in the first quarter of 2023 with US$766 million, accounting for 14.1% of total FDI.

Vietnam needs to develop appropriate policies to adapt to the global minimum tax and remain an attractive FDI destination, heard a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on March 29.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.32% in the first quarter of the year, the second lowest rate in the 2011 - 2023 period, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).