Despite serious impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign investments in Vietnam in the first nine months of 2021 rose, showing investors' trust and optimism about the country’s socio-economic recovery and development in the coming time, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Bich Ngoc has said.
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has brought about a range of opportunities for German investors in Vietnam after it came into force more than one year ago.
VOV.VN - Changing a COVID-19 strategy to live safely with the virus is the key to economic recovery that can help Vietnam retain foreign direct investment (FDI), according to Nguyen Hai Minh, vice president of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (Eurocham).
VOV.VN - Despite the negative impact caused by the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak, Vietnam remains an attractive destination for foreign investors over the long run, Choi Joo-ho, CEO of Samsung Vietnam, told local media outlets on September 27.
Despite COVID-19, foreign investors’ new capital registered in Vietnam reached US$22.15 billion in the first nine months, up 4.4% compared to the same period last year, as heard at the Government Portal’s online conference held on September 27.
The Netherlands, one of the leading partners of Vietnam in the EU, is a gateway for Vietnamese goods to enter the EU market, experts have said.
Recent announcements made by foreign investors on additional investment to expand production in Vietnam reflect their trust in Vietnam’s prospects for economic recovery, reported the Dau tu (Investment Review) newspaper.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand, in collaboration with the Thai Embassy in Hanoi, co-organised a webinar themed “Vietnam-Thailand economic cooperation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic” on September 23.
The fourth outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic starting from late April has had more negative impacts on daily life as well as socio-economic development than the previous waves in the country.
VOV.VN - A seminar was virtually held in both Hanoi and Tokyo on September 22 with the aim of supporting local firms to connect with Japanese counterparts amid the COVID-19 pandemic developing in a complicated manner.