Japanese investors keen on service sector
	Thursday,  May 16,2013,21:40 (GMT+7) HCMC – A group of Japanese enterprises operating in the service sector on Tuesday met Vietnamese firms to sound out investment and business opportunities.

BR-VT builds industrial zone to attract Japan tenants
	Thursday,  May 16,2013,21:39 (GMT+7) HCMC – Dong A-Chau Duc Joint Stock Company obtained a license on Wednesday to develop infrastructure for Da Bac Industrial Zone in Ba Ria-Vung Tau (BR-VT) Province and also began construction of the project that targets Japanese investors.

FDI sector continues robust export growth
	Thursday,  May 16,2013,20:55 (GMT+7) HANOI – Regardless of economic difficulties, foreign investment enterprises (FIEs) have constantly posted strong export growth, with year-on-year growth of 31.1% in 2012 and 21.1% in the first quarter this year, according to the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Thu Thiem unveils planning, calls for investment
	Thursday,  May 9,2013,21:01 (GMT+7) HCMC – The conference on investment promotion for Thu Thiem New Urban Area was held in HCMC on Wednesday in hope of stimulating investment and development in this prime location.

Thu Thiem drums up investors’ interest
	Tuesday,  May 7,2013,20:20 (GMT+7) HCMC – Over 150 investors have put their names down for the conference on investment promotion for Thu Thiem New Urban Area, said Mai Van An, chief officer of Thu Thiem Investment & Construction Authority (Thu Thiem ICA).

January-April FDI falls sharply in city
	Thursday,  May 2,2013,22:59 (GMT+7) HCMC – While the nation’s foreign direct investment (FDI) has markedly picked up this year, HCMC, which was among the top localities with high FDI attraction in previous years, has seen a sharp decline in FDI inflow.

Thu Thiem’s main road construction gets off the ground
	Sunday,  April 28,2013,23:58 (GMT+7) HCMC – Thu Thiem new urban area management board and Vietnam Infrastructure Development and Finance Investment Joint Stock Company (VIDIFI) last Friday commenced work on four main roads in the urban area with a total investment of VND10 trillion.

Investors deem PPP format still risky
	Saturday,  April 27,2013,08:05 (GMT+7) HCMC – Investors think they will face more risks from the public-private partnership (PPP) format in Vietnam than in other countries, said Bill Magennis, lawyer at Allens Pte Ltd.

Ninh Thuan says will roll out red carpet to Japanese investors
	Saturday,  April 27,2013,08:04 (GMT+7) HANOI – The south-central coast province of Ninh Thuan promises to offer the best incentives to attract investment from Japanese companies, especially those in the clean energy industries, heard the seminar “Development cooperation of Ninh Thuan Province in the Vietnam-Japan relationship” in Hanoi on Thursday.

Binh Phuoc calls for Japanese investments
	Thursday,  April 25,2013,20:31 (GMT+7) HCMC – Binh Phuoc on Wednesday held an investment promotion conference in HCMC to call for investments from Japanese enterprises.