Quarter 1, 2017: Foreign investment soars

 Raising deposit interest rates may affect the real estate market, heard a press conference organised by the Commercial Real Estate Services (CBRE) Vietnam in Hanoi on March 27.

 Truong Hai Auto Corporation (Thaco) will pour nearly 3 billion USD into the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone in the central province of Quang Nam in the 2017-2021 period, lifting its total investment in the zone to 6 billion USD. 

 Nearly 26,500 enterprises were created in the first quarter of this year with a total registered capital of over 270 trillion VND (11.8 billion USD).

 Vietnam exported an estimated 1.28 million tonnes of rice in the first three months of the year, earning 570 million USD, down 18 percent in volume and 17.3 percent in value compared to the same period last year. 

  It is normal for commercial banks to adjust their interest rates in accordance with their business strategies and market situation, said the State Bank of Vietnam.

 Tran To Nga, a Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victim living in France, introduced her autobiography on the occasion of the Vietnam Day event held in Valenton city, Val de Marne province of France, on March 25.

 The Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) will host the 10th Asia-Pacific Ministers’ Conference in Hanoi from April 17 to 21.

 Food safety is becoming a great concern for the public, according to a report released by the World Bank in Vietnam during a seminar in Hanoi on March 27. 

 The Vietnamese embassy in Japan has immediately taken citizen protection measures upon learning that a Vietnamese third-grade girl, Le Thi Nhat Linh, was found dead in Abiko city, the Japanese prefecture of Chiba. 

 A senior official of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has reiterated the CPV’s support for the left-wing movement which fights for peace, prosperity and equality in the world.

 Hanoi officials shared experience in administrative reforms with officials of Laos’s Vientiane capital city at a discussion on March 27.

 Vietnam always respects and will make every effort to maintain and develop the traditional friendship, comprehensive and long-term cooperation with the Cambodian Government and Royal Armed Forces. 

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong underscored the importance of Vietnam-Laos traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation during his reception for Governor of Laos’ Vientiane capital.

 Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung and his Philippine counterpart, Jesus Yabes, have affirmed to continue promoting the Strategic Partnership between the two countries in the coming time.

 Chairman of the Group of Young National Assembly Deputies Le Quoc Phong has expressed his wish to continue exchange and experience sharing with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophone (APF) to raise mutual understanding.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has hailed the cooperation between Hanoi and the Lao capital city of Vientiane and expected the two cities to continue their exchanges and support.

 Vietnam will create favourable conditions for investors, including Singapore’s CapitaLand Group, to operate successfully in Vietnam, said  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told visiting President and CEO of CapitaLand Lim Ming Yan. 

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