VOV.VN - Japan has continued to place trust in Vietnam’s investment environment, pouring a total of US$3.3 billion into the market in the opening nine months of the year, or 14.7% of the country’s total foreign direct investment (FDI).

Vietnam was named among the world’s top 20 host economies for foreign direct investment for the first time in 2020 with an inflow of US$16 billion.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 29 co-chaired the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s Country Strategic Dialogue on Vietnam 2021 for the first time via videoconference at the invitation of WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is still being viewed as an attractive destination, with the problems which have arose during the course of the past year not putting off foreign investors, according to a recent report by Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA).

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is to continue flowing into Vietnam from Europe in the medium to long-term thanks to the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), which was ratified in August last year, experts said.

VOV.VN - The ailing Vietnamese economy, which has been hit hard by the prolonged impact of COVID-19, is showing positive signs of recovery thanks to impressive levels of exports and FDI attraction making a huge contribution to economic growth.

The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on October 21 held an online dialogue with investors from Taiwan (China).

VOV.VN - A conference was held in Hanoi on October 19 aimed at resolving difficulties faced by foreign-invested businesses based in the capital during the COVID-19 pandemic and attract further investment from domestic and international sources, especially FDI inflows.

VOV.VN - Investment during the COVID-19 pandemic has proved challenging for investors worldwide, although hopes for the Vietnamese economy are growing as the local market outperformed other international peers thanks to its GDP growth amid COVID-19 last year, according to the Bangkok Post.

The administration of Hanoi is scheduled to hold a dialogue with foreign invested businesses on October 19 to seek ways to tackle difficulties facing them amid the COVID-19 pandemic.