A number of Vietnamese banks plan to sell more shares to foreign investors in 2022 as part of set strategies.

Laos has been the largest recipient of Vietnam's overseas investment so far, with 209 projects totalling US$5.1 billion in registered capital, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said.

Singapore is hoped to invest in and partner with the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho in sectors that the latter boasts strength in, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Le Quang Manh said at a working session with representatives of the Consulate-General of Singapore in HCM City on January 6.

The southern province of Binh Duong and Gangnam district of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Seoul city signed a strategic cooperation agreement via videoconference on January 6 to promote international trade and cultural exchange activities.

VOV.VN - The Government held an online conference on January 5 with all 63 cities and provinces in order to set out the implementation of socio-economic development tasks for 2022.

VOV.VN - Despite facing various difficulties, it remains entirely possible to be optimistic about the outlook for foreign investment attraction moving into 2022, with many commitments regarding investment in major projects being made by foreign investors.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Briefing of Dezan Shira & Associates group published an article on December 31 stating that foreign investors continue to be confident about the local economy’s growth prospects ahead in 2022, despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The total new, adjusted capital and share purchases by foreign investors reached US$31.15 billion as of December 20, representing a year-on-year rise of 9.2%.

VOV.VN - Australia currently runs only 545 projects totally capitalized at around US$1.9 billion in Vietnam, with its investment level being far from matching both nations' full potential for trade and investment cooperation.

Foreign investors poured US$9 billion into Vietnamese retail and wholesale markets between January and November, accounting for 2.2% of the country’s total capital, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said.