The annual roundtable conference between Ho Chi Minh City officials and the Japanese business community has become an effective communications channel, contributing to building close ties between the two sides, delegates said an event marking 20 years of the conference on December 14.

A conference to promote investment from the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the northern province of Thai Binh was held online on December 13 by the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and the provincial People’s Committee.

VOV.VN - Despite being heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, over US$26 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) capital has been poured into the country over the past 11 months, with this figure expected to continue growing by the end of this year.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy could lose more than VND500 trillion in output over the past two years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Nguyen Thanh Phong, deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission.

The People’s Committee of southern Binh Duong province held an online conference on November 30 to call for investment from Japan, attracting representatives of about 100 Japanese enterprises.

Most foreign invested enterprises have reopened their factories after lockdown and are optimistic about business performance for the last months of the year.

Vietnam remains a safe and attractive destination for foreign investors despite complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam is calling for foreign investments in 157 projects in the 2021-2025 period, according to a decision recently signed by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

VOV.VN - The southern province Ba Ria-Vung Tau in Vietnam has emerged as a foreign investment hub and an ideal location for Australian economic diversification, as well as serving to deepen economic ties with Australia.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria and the local Centre for Research in Applied Economics in Development (CREAD) have organised a seminar on Vietnam’s economy and foreign trade in both online and face-to-face forms.