Foreign small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are paying much attention to Vietnam, given the fact that the number of under-US$1-million projects accounted for nearly 70% of the total number of foreign-invested projects registered in Vietnam in the first three months of this year.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has freshly signed a decision to approve an action plan for implementing the 2021-2030 national foreign investment cooperation strategy.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s outbound investment in the first quarter of the year reached nearly US$119.5 million, equivalent to 56.5% compared to the same period last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

Increasing foreign investment is expected to come to industrial, logistics properties in Vietnam, pushing the growth of the sector, according to insiders.

Although Vietnam always eyes to attract investors from US and Europe, intra-ASEAN investors are so important to the country, especially since foreign direct investment (FDI) is slowing down globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts and geopolitical conflicts.

VOV.VN - The government of Vietnam should revise foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction and utilization policies, focusing on key fields such as green growth and digital transformation as well as connecting supply chains of Vietnamese and FDI businesses, including transnational firms.

A conference linking hundreds of Hanoi and Singaporean enterprises was held in the capital city of Hanoi on March 7.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative (VJJI) has significantly contributed to improving the local business environment and raising the country’s overall competitiveness in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction.

As much as US$332.3 million in foreign investment was poured into Ho Chi Minh City in the first two months of this year, up 43.1% year on year, the municipal Statistics Office reported.

Despite the global recession that has hit e-commerce markets in the world’s biggest economies, Vietnam appears well positioned, in contrast, and is expected to grow through this phase, according to an article published on the foreign investment consulting firm Dezan Shira & Associates' Vietnam Briefing website.