Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has asked relevant agencies to pursue friendly international trade and investment policies in a bid to boost border and cross-border trade between Thailand and neighbouring countries.

The industrial real estate sector has good prospects in 2023 due to short supply, a shift in the supply chain to Vietnam and its favourable investment policies, experts said.

NA deputies have emphasised the need to provide vocational training for people, especially those in ethnic minority areas, and have specific policies for households that have just escaped poverty in order to avoid falling back into the situation.

The People's Council of Can Tho City has approved investment policies for four anti-erosion projects with a total estimated investment of nearly 745 billion VND (32 million USD).

The central province of Quang Binh has set goals of luring 600-800 million USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) from 2021-25 and 1-1.2 billion for the five years following.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh hosted a reception for Deputy Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Jeffrey Schlagenhauf in Hanoi on December 6.

The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau, which is located along the southern coastal corridor linking Vietnam with Cambodia and Thailand, is implementing a master plan to develop transport through 2020 with a vision to 2030.

Vietnam joined member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a conference promoting cooperation between the group and India in New Delhi on April 11.

The living standards of Khmer ethnic people in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang have been improved in recent years thanks to the Party and State’s investment policies to develop the region.

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre is inviting investment in 63 priority projects in 2017-2020, said Truong Duy Hai, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee on July 7.

The northern province of Ha Nam lured more than 1.07 billion USD in investment since the beginning of 2016, an eight-fold increase from the same period last year.

President Truong Tan Sang asked Russia’s Primorye authorities to enlarge its market and connect with neighbouring regions so that Vietnamese products can get access to the Far East.

A conference was held on March 11 in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho to discuss ways to accelerate the implementation of the new-style rural area-building programme across the nation from 2016-2020.

The 26th Vietnam Expo 2016 that aims to enhance regional and international economic connectivity will take place in Hanoi from April 13-16.

Canadian businesses were provided with updated information on Vietnam’s investment policies during a Vietnam business forum in Toronto on September 24.