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Vietnam attracts $20.5 bln in registered Jan-Aug FDI, Asian economies remain top investors

Registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam hit $20.52 billion in the first eight months of the year, up 7% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Of this, $12 billion was pledged for 2,247 newly-registered projects, up 27% and 8.5% year-on-year, respectively. Additional capital for 926 existing projects hit $5.7 billion, up […]

Singapore firm to deploy $80 mln freeze-dried instant coffee project in central Vietnam

Future Enterprises Pte. Ltd, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Food Empire Holdings Group, has been licensed to build a freeze-dried instant coffee plant with an annual capacity of 5,400 tons in the central province of Binh Dinh. Covering 7.1 hectares in the Becamex Binh Dinh Industrial Park in the Nhon Hoi Economic Zone, Van Canh district, […]

Vietnam’s exports to US accelerate

Vietnam’s exports to the U.S. surged 24.4% year-on-year to $66.09 billion in the first seven months, the highest growth rate among its export markets. In the seven-month period, American buyers spent a monthly average of close to $9.6 billion on purchasing goods from Vietnamese suppliers. With the U.S. accelerating goods purchases for the year-end festive […]

Sumitomo Electric Industries to invest $27 mln more in Hanoi to make flexible circuit boards

Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI), under Japanese keiretsu Sumitomo, will invest an additional $27.4 million in two projects for manufacturing flexible circuit boards in the capital city of Hanoi. Hanoi authorities have granted investment registration certificates to Sei Electronic Components (Vietnam), Ltd., a subsidiary of SEI. Of the additional investment, $22.4 million will go to one […]

Fisheries exports grow by 6% in H1

Fishermen in central city of Da Nang transport tuna fish. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong Vietnam’s fisheries exports in the first half of 2024 were worth US$4.4 billion, up 6% year-on-year on higher demand in major markets like the U.S., China and the EU. Key items such as shrimp, pangasius and tuna did well, the Vietnam […]