VOV.VN - The first eight month of the year saw Vietnam suffer trade deficit of US$3.71 billion, including US$20.36 billion from the domestic economic sector, according to figures provided by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The medical devices sector is one of Vietnam’s most promising for foreign investment due to its rapid economic development and rising demand for medical care, according to Madan Mohan Sethi, Consul General of India in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam’s electronics industry is still growing despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, said an article published on newswire entrepreneur.com.

While Vietnamese enterprises have made many changes to adapt to difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the rigid application of pandemic prevention and control measures might drive away foreign investment from Vietnam, experts have warned.

The securities market is witnessing foreign investment funds like Dragon Capital, VinaCapital and PYN Elite Fund making transactions involving and big investments in real estate stocks.

Despite impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam is still attracting foreign investment in its electronic industry, Taiwan-based website Digitimes has reported.

Vietnam prioritises foreign investment projects in high technology, innovation, research and development, and projects that create favourable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises to participate in the value chain.

The Ministry of Finance has issued a circular providing guidelines on obligations of organisations and individuals in foreign investment activities on the Vietnamese securities market.

VietnamBriefing, a business news website on doing business in Vietnam, recently published an article highlighting the country’s special factors in attracting foreign investors compared to other regional production sites.

VOV.VN - The newly and additionally registered capital poured into Vietnam by foreign investors during the first half of the year has witnessed an upward trajectory, despite a decline in capital contribution and share purchases, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).