A Vietnam - Republic of Korea (RoK) trade promotion week kicked off in the northern city of Hai Phong on September 1.

VOV.VN - Industrial parks (IP) based in the northern province of Vinh Phuc attracted US$445 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the initial eight months of the year, thereby fulfilling 171% of the annual plan, according to the Industrial Park Management Board of Vinh Phuc province.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City attracted US$1.97 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the eight months of the year, a fall of 27.2% against the same period from last year, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Statistical Office.

VOV.VN - As of the end of August, the northern port city of Hai Phong had attracted nearly 500 foreign investment projects totally capitalised at nearly US$25 billion.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in August increased 6.6% over the same period last year, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s outbound investment during the opening eight months of the year surged by 5.2% to reach more than US$416 million against the same period from last year, according to details given by the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong on August 29 attended a conference to accelerate the implementation of Vietnam-Singapore investment cooperation projects as part of the latter’s three-day visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Hanoi Promotion Month 2023 is scheduled to take place from October 27 to November 30 at shopping malls, supermarkets, and sales points of businesses across the capital, according to the Hanoi Centre for Investment, Trade, and Tourism Promotion (HPA).

VOV.VN - Singapore is one of Vietnam’s leading investors, injecting more than US$70 billion into 3,031 valid projects, a meeting in Hanoi heard on August 27.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held by Tien Ngan Trading and Investment Co. Ltd and the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on August 25 in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh to mark the export of a batch of 17.3 tonnes of fresh sugarcane to the United States.