VOV.VN - Singapore has risen to become the largest foreign investor in Vietnam this year, with total investment capital of US$9 billion, accounting for 31.5% of the overall.

The disbursement of State budget capital reached an estimated 91.1% of the plan set for the year and rose 34.5% year-on-year, the highest rate in the 2011-2020 period.

Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio has told leaders of the southern province of Binh Duong that his country supports transport projects connecting Binh Duong with regional localities and cooperation in investment for major projects using Japanese ODA.

Investing in apartments to capture short-term gains has not been attractive to investors due to high prices caused by limited supply, according to experts.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Myanmar on December 17 hosted a webinar on “Foreign Investments in Myanmar in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic”, bringing together officials from both countries.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) poured about US$8.2 million into Vietnam’s education sector during the first 11 months of this year, accounting for 57% of the country’s total FDI in the field.

The authorities of the southern province of Binh Phuoc on December 16 held a virtual investment promotion conference with enterprises from the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The southern province of Binh Duong wishes to attract more investments from India, heard an online conference on December 14.

Foreign investors have shown increasing interest in grade A offices in Hanoi, according to Savills Vietnam.

Many people with money and without investing knowledge have chosen property as a safe haven, helping estate prices still increase despite the pandemic, experts have said.