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.

Despite a decrease in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Vietnam in recent months due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economists assessed Vietnam remains attractive to foreign investors and needs to take advantage of FDI attraction opportunities to boost economic growth.

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.

Samsung Electronics Co. will begin expanding the production capacity of foldable devices at its plant in Vietnam’s northern province of Bac Ninh within the second half of this year, as reported by The Korean Economics Daily.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid a working trip to the northern province of Thai Nguyen on September 3.

Vietnam is likely to remain foreign investors’ favoured destination despite the COVID-19 resurgence ravaging across the country, The Australia Financial Review (ARF) said recently.

Leaders of Bac Ninh province and Samsung Vietnam on August 26 made a trip to evaluate the results of the two enterprises including Hanpo Vina Joint Stock Company and Thinh Vuong Manufacturing and Trading Co Ltd participating in the "domestic business improvement consulting programme".

VOV.VN - Vietnam considers the Republic of Korea (RoK) as an important, long-term partner and one of the top priority partners in its foreign policy, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told Park Byung-seug, Speaker of the RoK National Assembly during their online talks on June 23.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Bac Ninh, a coronavirus hotspot close to Hanoi capital, announced on May 14 it has recorded 21 new cases during the past hours, raising the 10-day infection number in the locality to 162.

Samsung Electronics Vietnam is seeking support from the Vietnamese Government to enter into a direct power purchase agreement (DPPA) scheme that will enable it to directly purchase renewable energy from producers.