Japan grants assistance to five projects in south
	Monday,  March 15,2010,13:52 (GMT+7) HCMC - Japan agreed to finance five non-refundable Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects in Vietnam’s southern and south-central provinces last weekend.

January FDI up over 71%
	Wednesday,  January 27,2010,14:41 (GMT+7) HCMC – Vietnam attracted US$318 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first month of the year, an increase of 71.9% year- on-year, reports the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency.

Central Province Yearns For Development
	Friday,  October 30,2009,00:59 (GMT+7) Ninh Thuan Province has spent US$3 million commissioning the Monitor Group (the U.S.) and the Arup Group (the U.K.) to flesh out its economic zoning plan and strategy. This is arguably the most noteworthy piece of news at the Investment Promotion Conference held in Phan Rang-Thap Cham City, Ninh Thuan Province.

FDI disbursements put at US$6.5 billion in 8 months
	Friday,  August 28,2009,23:26 (GMT+7) HCMC - Foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursements in Vietnam totaled a mere US$6.5 billion in the first eight months of this year, down 8.5% from the same period last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Phu Bai airport project opened up to foreign investment
	Friday,  August 7,2009,17:06 (GMT+7) HCMC - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has granted approval 'in principle' for the establishment of a joint venture between Vietnamese and foreign investors to develop Phu Bai Airport in Thua Thien-Hue Province into an international airport.

Investors pledge US$4 billion of investment in Red River Delta
	Friday,  August 7,2009,00:37 (GMT+7) HCMC – Ten local and foreign investors pledged to invest nearly US$4 billion in projects in the two northern provinces of Nam Dinh and Thai Binh in the Red River Delta at a conference on Wednesday, the Vietnam News Agency reports.

Unilever Vietnam increases investment capital
	Wednesday,  August 5,2009,15:06 (GMT+7) HCMC – Unilever Vietnam International Company Ltd. has pledged an additional investment of US$11.2 million to expand production at its factory in the Tay Bac-Cu Chi industrial zone in HCMC’s Cu Chi District.

FDI approvals plunge in HCMC
	Friday,  July 31,2009,23:55 (GMT+7) HCMC – The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) capital into HCMC in January-July is down a whopping 84% year-on-year to a mere US$1.03 billion, according to the city’s Department of Planning and Investment.

HSBC spreads network to Binh Duong
	Thursday,  July 2,2009,15:48 (GMT+7) HCMC - HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd. on Wednesday opened its branch in Binh Duong Province, the first banking outlet by the wholly foreign-owned lender outside Hanoi and HCMC.

HCMC seeks to make FDI a better success story
	Tuesday,  June 30,2009,14:43 (GMT+7) HCMC – Foreign direct investment into HCMC over the past 20 years has helped transform the local economy, and now is the time to channel the cash flow into more efficient sectors, officials said at a review meeting here on Saturday.