Ho Chi Minh City has set a goal of boosting the export of its key products this year and beyond via trade promotion activities and assistance to enterprises.

Inspections against transfer pricing will be increased as per a proposal by the Ministry of Finance in the context that more than half of foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises reported losses.

VOV.VN - Singapore has risen to become the largest foreign investor in Vietnam this year, with total investment capital of US$9 billion, accounting for 31.5% of the overall.

VOV.VN - By December 20 Vietnam has attracted US$28.5 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) this year, down 25% compared to the previous year, according to the General Statistics Office.

FreeMalaysia Today, a news portal of Malaysia, has run an article appreciating Vietnam's attraction to foreign direct investment (FDI).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has emerged as the sixth largest wooden furniture exporter to the UK, grossing an export value of approximately US$422 million last year to make up 3.6% of the import market share, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The authorities of the southern province of Binh Phuoc on December 16 held a virtual investment promotion conference with enterprises from the Republic of Korea (RoK).

VOV.VN - More than 20 Japanese firms attended a business forum in Tokyo on December 9 which was jointly hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan and the International Friendship Exchange Council (FEC) to introduce the current Vietnamese investment environment.

VOV.VN - The Mekong-RoK cooperation has significantly contributed to promoting all-round relations among the six member countries with trade turnover between the Mekong countries and the RoK increasing 250% in the past nine years, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has affirmed that Vietnam supports the official upgrade of ASEAN - European Union ties to the strategic partnership level.