With a stable socio-political environment, improved infrastructure and a population of nearly 100 million, of which 70% are young and educated people, Vietnam will soon become a favourite destination for Australian investors, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung said on December 2.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted receptions on December 2 for leaders of big Russian companies which have business ties in Vietnam, namely the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Gazprom, Novatek, Sistema and Miratorg.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 1 attended a Vietnam – Russia business forum in Moscow where he suggested both sides should seize opportunities to fully tap into their cooperation potential.

Disbursement of investment capital sourced from State budget was estimated at VND48.5 trillion (US$2.13 billion) in November, up 14.7% over the previous month, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi will mobilise all resourses and fully tap into its available development potential in a bid to secure economic growth of between 7% and 7.5% next year, said Mayor Chu Ngoc Anh at the Municipal Party Committee’s year-end meeting on December 1.

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.

Vietnam is assessed to have plenty of room to compete for foreign direct investment (FDI) against major competitors in the current global production shift, said Nguyen Bich Lam, former Director General of the General Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam Innovation Network in Chinese Taipei (VIN Taiwan) has been set up in Taiwan (China), thereby marking a new stage in the development of the Vietnamese intellectual community in the territory, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 25 attended a Vietnam–Japan investment promotion forum in Tokyo where he delivered a number of key messages regarding the benefits of further cooperation between the two countries.

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