Boerse-online.de – a German securities news site, on January 30 ran an article highlighting the great potential of the Vietnamese market for foreign investment, saying that it is the time for investors to look to the Southeast Asian market.

Foreign enterprises poured a considerable amount of capital into manufacturing and processing projects in the first half of January, according to the head of the investment office at the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (Hepza), Tran Viet Ha.

Different plans have been designed to respond to all circumstances, including a worst-case scenario, that could happen to reporters as they cover the ongoing 13th National Party Congress amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Foreign investors had poured US$1.51 billion into Vietnam as of January 20, a 4.1% increase over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

Foreign reporters who could not come to Vietnam to cover the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) due to the COVID-19 pandemic have praised the country’s initiative to allow their online coverage.

VOV.VN - Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha on January 27 emphasised the importance of a circular economy while Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hong noted the need to stay persistent in the target of keeping inflation under control and maintaining macro-economic stability.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese businesses and economic experts have expressed confidence in the decisions being adopted at the 13th National Party Congress, believing that they will add fresh impetus to the national economy’s rapid and sustainable development moving forward.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation affirmed the important role played by Russia in ASEAN and regional co-operation, whilst applauding the progress made in joint collaboration in recent years.

Vietnam has recorded significant achievements in managing national foreign debts over the past three decades, heard a workshop on the issue held in Hanoi on January 26.

VOV.VN - Over the past two days, international media agencies such as AP, AFP, Reuters, BBC, France 24, and DW have provided wide coverage of the 13th national Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam which is being held in Hanoi.