NDO/VNA – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told President of Exxon Mobil LNG Market Development Inc. Irtiza Sayyed during a phone talk on June 11 that Vietnam welcomes the group’s plans of investment in Vietnam. 

NDO - As global companies look to relocate their manufacturing facilities after the coronavirus pandemic, the Prime Minister has decided to set up a special working group to formulate a plan to attract this important source of capital. 

NDO - Foreign investment pledges in the northern province of Thai Nguyen have reached US$45 million since the start of 2020, despite the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a provincial official. 

NDO - The attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first months of 2020 has slowed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are signs that FDI inflows in Vietnam will ‘boom’ in the last few months of the year. To accommodate the movement of investment, Vietnam must be ready to become the ‘factory of the world’ accompanied with a favourable environment regarding business, labour and supporting industries. 

NDO/VNA – Foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursement in the central city of Da Nang has neared VND1.8 trillion (US$76.54 million) since the start of 2020, a year-on-year surge of 92.1% despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the city’s statistics office. 

NDO - Foreign direct investment (FDI) pledges to Vietnam in the first three months of 2020 fell by a sharp 20.9% over the same period of 2019 to US$8.55 billion, according to the Foreign Investment Agency. 

NDO/VNA – The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho expects to attract US$450 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the 2021-2030 period, according to a plan recently approved by the municipal People’s Committee. 

NDO - The southern industrial hub of Binh Duong has attracted US$10.2 billion in foreign direct investment as of the end of 2019, surpassing the target of US$7 billion for the 2016-2020 period. 

NDO - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on March 12 with the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) in Ho Chi Minh City and the southern province of Ben Tre to promote Japanese investment in the province, especially in agriculture. 

NDO/VNA – The northern province of Bac Giang set a target of attracting US$1 billion in both newly-registered and additional investment in 2020, Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment Trinh Huu Thang has said. 

NDO – To convert the nation's aspirations for prosperity into reality, the Politburo has issued Resolution No.50/NQ-TW on August 20, 2019, outlining directions to perfect institutions and policies to improve foreign investment efficiency and cooperation until 2030. 

NDO/VNA – The development of a commodity exchange in Vietnam is expected to provide an alternative for investors when they find difficulties investing in risky assets such as stock and real estate. 

NDO - Pledges of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Vietnam in the first two months of 2020 were estimated at US$6.47 billion, down 23.6% against the same period last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency. 

NDO – A survey on business conditions of Japanese companies in Asia and Oceania released by the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) in Hanoi showed optimistic signals that 63.9 % of Japanese enterprises in Vietnam are planning to expand their business in the coming years. In case of business relocation, Vietnam is the first choice of Japanese enterprises (accounting for 42.3% of enterprises).