Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho met with a visiting delegation from the Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on April 13 to discuss a range of potential cooperation, particularly in economic development.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is committed to supporting Vietnam to leverage more private sector investment to meet its climate goals.

The awareness of localities, businesses and people about green, sustainable recovery and growth has been improved significantly over the past time, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc told a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on April 8.

VOV.VN - Canadian businesses place great confidence in the Vietnamese investment environment and its potential, said the director of the Canada-Vietnam Trade Council at the Vietnam-Canada Investment Forum which was held virtually on April 7, featuring the participation of roughly 200 delegates.

Many provinces and cities as well as the central region of Vietnam have recently emerged as an attractive destination for foreign investors, according to experts.

The total amount of social investment capital disbursed in the first quarter of 2021 was estimated at VND562.2 trillion (US$24.6 billion), up 8.9% year-on-year, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Representatives from Vietnam’s Hawee Electromechanical Joint Stock Company (Hawee M&E) and Toenec Corporation of Japan recently signed a strategic partnership and investment agreement via online platforms.

Hanoi attracted more than US$513 million in foreign investment in the first quarter of this year, according to the municipal Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City desires to enhance connectivity with representative offices of foreign traders to ramp up trade and investment promotion activities in the city in the future, according to insiders.

The Vietnam-Australia partnership is on the right track with effective economic, trade and investment cooperation in the recent years, but with nearly US$2 billion in 550 projects as of the end of 2021, Australian investment in Vietnam has not matched potential.