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Of the amount, 348 million USD was poured into 567 new projects, down 7.6 percent in value compared to the same period last year. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Singapore was the biggest investor in the southern hub with 97 new projects totaling 121.8 million USD, accounting for 35 percent of the total newly-registered capital. It was followed by Japan and the Republic of Korea with 60 and 81 projects worth 60.2 million USD and 47.1 million USD, respectively. Meanwhile, nearly 1.49 billion USD was added to 114 existing projects, 2.5 times higher than the same period last year. Besides, there were 1,797 approved transactions of capital contribution and share purchases by foreign investors in the period with a total value reaching nearly 1.13 billion USD, down 16.2 percent year-on-year. The number of valid FDI projects in the city at present is 11,007 with total registered capital of 55.45 billion USD. By VNA … [Read more...] about 2.97 billion USD in FDI poured into HCM City in 9 months

Mr. Furusawa Yasuyuki - General Director of AEON Vietnam shared: “Since establishing the first foundations, AEON Vietnam has always placed customers at the core of our values, pursuing the mission of enriching customer’s daily lifestyle as well as accompanying the sustainable development of the local community. AEON EKIDEN is not just a sport activity, but also represents teamwork and connection.” Activated in Hanoi in July, followed by Binh Duong in August and final race in Ho Chi Minh City on October 2, the serie of AEON Ekiden has attracted thousands of attendees. In particular, the running race "Relay Road – Together have fun" has more than 1,500 participants, including families, children, customers and the community around AEON. Each team of 5 members will run relays and together complete a distance of 5-6 km around the AEON Shopping Mall. AEON Ekiden running race attracted more than 1,500 participants in three cities: Hanoi, Binh Duong & HCMC At the … [Read more...] about AEON Vietnam celebrates its 10th anniversary

The program is co-organized by the Saigontourist Holding Company (Saigontourist Group), the Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients in Ho Chi Minh City, and the local authorities. At the event, the organizers presented 100 scholarships (4 million VND each) to students in Ho Chi Minh City. Previously, the organizers of the “Saigontourist Group for the community in 2022” program handed over 300 scholarships, worth VND one million each in Giong Trom district, Ben Tre province and 300 similar scholarships in Go Dau district, Tay Ninh province. The scholarships funds were raised from sponsors of the 16th Golf Tournament of Saigontourist Group for the Community. The scholarships are expected to help encourage needy and orphaned students to overcome hardships and achieve best results in the new 2022-2023 academic year. Translated by Trung Thanh … [Read more...] about Scholarships given to needy students in HCM City

Dien Bien (VNA) – Representatives of 20 provinces along the shared border between Vietnam and Laos gathered in a conference promoting cooperation for tourism development in the two countries’ border region in Dien Bien Phu City, the capital of the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, on October 2. According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the shared borderline of more than 2,300km with eight international border gates and nine border-gate economic zones between the two countries is of great development potential and holds a strategic position on the East - West economic corridor. VNAT Deputy Director-General Ha Van Sieu said bilateral tourism cooperation has seen progress in recent years given the good long-standing friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive partnership between the two countries. Many tourism promotion and cooperation activities have been jointly organised, attracting authorities, industry associations and tourism … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Laos eye boosting tourism cooperation along shared border

An aircraft of Vietjet (Photo: Vietjet) Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – Budget carrier Vietjet will be offering attractive promotion for all passengers flying internationally every Monday from now to December 19. In the period, when booking tickets and applying “HELLOVIETNAM” promotion code on Vietjet official website www.vietjetair.com and Vietjet Air mobile app, passengers will get 20% off on tickets in international flights connecting Vietnam and destinations in India, Kazakhstan, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan (China), Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. With flexible flying time from October 10, 2022 until September 18, 2023, passengers flying with Vietjet can easily to make plans for their vacations, business trips or visiting relatives at economical costs. Passengers also get free payment fees when booking and paying via Vietjet SkyClub. In addition, the "Fly now - Pay later" programme with easy online check-in in just 3 minutes … [Read more...] about Vietjet offers promotions every Monday

Real estate sector attracted 3.5 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) the first nine months of this year, accounting for mearly 19% of total FDI that the country lured in the period, coming second among sectors in terms of FDI attraction. Illustrative image (Source: VNA) According to Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), as of September 20, registered FDI totalled 18.7 billion USD, down 15.3% year on year. The figure includes 7.12 billion USD poured into 1,355 new projects, respectively falling 43% and rising 11.8%. More than 8.3 billion USD was poured into 769 existing projects, up 29.9% and 13.4%, respectively. Meanwhile, foreign investors spent over 3.28 billion USD on purchasing shares in Vietnamese companies, up 1.9%. Experts from real estate firm Savills Vietnam held that along with the country’s economic growth, the real estate sector has eyed great development opportunities. According to … [Read more...] about FDI poured into real estate sector doubles

Nearly 200 stocks hit the floor on October 3. (Photo: SGGP) After a spectacular reversal of the VN-Index in the last trading session of September 2022, the Vietnamese stock market made a non-stop drop in the first trading session of October. On the two official trading floors, nearly 200 stocks fell to the floor, causing the VN-Index to officially lose the 1,110-point mark, retreating to the bottom made in February 2021. In the context that the global stock market continued to break the bottom, the sentiment of domestic investors was pessimistic, so the VN-Index opened the trading session with a sharp decrease. Demand dropped drastically because bottom-fishing investors continued to lose money last week, so the purchasing power also plunged sharply. Investors were afraid of risk, so they just stood outside to observe. Hence, the indexes continuously plummeted because there was no support. The VN-Index fell steeply in the morning trading session when several large-cap stocks … [Read more...] about Investors dump shares in panic, VN-Index drops nearly 46 points