The 12 best innovative solutions, out of the 758 submitted to the 2023 Vietnam Innovation Challenge, were announced and honoured at an awarding ceremony held in Hanoi on September 8.

VOV.VN - With an open economy, multiple free trade agreements (FTAs), and strong cultural links with Asia, there remains enormous potential for Vietnam and Australia to expand their trade and investment relationship, said Sarah Hooper, Australian Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City, at the Australian Investment Forum on September 8.

Foreign investment has proven itself as a dynamic economic sector, with significant contributions to the growth of the national economy as well as its integration into the world, heard a recent Hanoi workshop.

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.