Deputy PM applauds JX NOEX’s cooperation proposals

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng highly evaluated proposals of co-operation in exploring and exploiting oil and gas made by President and CEO of the JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp (JX NOEX) Hiroshi Hosoi during their meeting in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

HCM City lures $3.6 billion of FDI in seven months HCM City attracted about US$3.63 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) capital in the first seven months of this year, marking a year-on-year increase of 15.2 per cent, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

An Giang attracting less investment this year

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang has witnessed a reduction in the number of new investment projects and the amount of newly registered capital since the beginning of this year, local authorities have said.

Singaporean, Malaysian firms seek business opportunities in Cần Thơ Some 27 firms from Singapore and Malaysia on Tuesday participated in a conference in Cần Thơ City to explore investment and cooperation opportunities with firms in the region, according to Cần Thơ Promotion Agency (CPA).

VN’s logistics firms remain small despite potential There are 4,000 Vietnamese businesses operating in the logistics field but most of them are small-scale with weak human resource quality, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) reported.

Urban areas see boom in Japanese restaurant chains

Japanese investors are pouring money into hundreds of restaurants in Việt Nam as local incomes continue to rise around the country.

Total 79,300 firms set up in seven months: GSO About 79,300 new businesses were established in Việt Nam with total registered capital of VNĐ999.4 trillion (nearly US$43 billion) in the first seven months of 2019, data from the General Statistics Office (GSO) has revealed.

Promotion agency enhances investment activities in Hà Nội Investment, trade and tourism promotion activities in Hà Nội have been enhanced significantly through effective operation of the Hà Nội Promotion Agency (HPA), which has contributed to improving the investment and business environment, as well as overall economic growth of the capital city.

Most labour strikes occur at FDI enterprises: report

More than 80 per cent of strikes in the first half of 2019 occurred at FDI enterprises, the Vietnam News Agency has reported.

Kiên Giang approves 20 projects worth total $2 billion The Mekong Delta province’s authority also signed investment co-operation agreements with 25 investors for 36 projects with total registered capital of more than VNĐ150 trillion.