VOV.VN - Vietnam’s overseas investment reached more than US$189.6 million during the past nine months of the year, down 54.5% compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Foreign investors have been disbursing funds and accelerating investments in factories to establish long-term operations in Vietnam, reflected through the recent inauguration and groundbreaking of several projects across Vietnam.

The Government is striving to register an economic growth rate of 7% for the whole year, higher than the National Assembly (NA)’s target of 6-6.5%.

Enterprises from the port city of Hai Phong and Japan’s Kitakyushu city on October 2 took part in a technology supply-demand connection session held by the Hai Phong Department of Science and Technology and several Japanese units.

The Khanh Hoa – Republic of Korea (RoK) investment promotion conference took place in Seoul on September 27, drawing over 150 Korean firms.

Foreign institutional investors are allowed to buy Vietnamese stocks without having enough money at the time of purchase from November 2 under Circular No.68/2024/TT-BTC recently issued by the Ministry of Finance.

Japanese firms Sun Frontier and Cosmos Housing have started constructing two property projects in the beach city, sparking the recovery of the deadlocked real estate market.

The high level of stability has helped Vietnam attract foreign investors, according to Chief Representative of the Russian Trade Office in the Southeast Asian nation Viacheslav Kharinov.

Referred to as one of Southeast Asia’s ‘Tiger Cub’ economies for its export-driven growth model similar to the ‘Asian Tigers’ Singapore, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan (China), Vietnam continues to experience strong economic growth, according to an article recently published on the Wilson Centre's website.

Pskov oblast of Russia welcomes all enterprises that want to do business or invest in the locality, including those from Vietnam, its Governor Mikhail Vedernikov said at a meeting with foreign reporters on August 28.