Total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) into Việt Nam, including new and additional investments, and capital contributions via share purchases, reached US$31.4 billion in the first 11 months of 2024.

Việt Nam has attracted US$529 million in venture capital from investors into the country's young start-up ecosystem in 2024, despite challenges in the market.

For the first 11 months of 2024, Việt Nam had over 147,200 newly established businesses, with registered capital of over VNĐ1.45 quadrillion ($57.2 billion).

Foreign investors continued to increase their net selling activities in November, with total net sales exceeding VNĐ11.8 trillion. ETFs accounted for approximately 11.3 per cent of this total net selling value. 

The nation's capital is set to see significant growth in affordable housing, with plans to complete 19 social housing projects by the end of 2025, delivering approximately 15,540 units.

Market breadth was overwhelmingly positive, with 267 stocks advancing compared to just 57 declining. Liquidity on the southern bourse surged to VNĐ21 trillion (over US$827.6 million), marking a significant 51 per cent increase from the previous session.

An agreement to develop two centres dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) studies was signed between the Vietnamese Government and the American technology company NVIDIA.

Innovative products and services are on display at the 22nd Vietnam International Trade Fair that opened in HCM City on Thursday.

They were given awards by the American Chamber of Commerce at a ceremony in Hà Nội.

The Vietnam Medipharm Expo 2024 officially begins at the Hanoi International Exhibition Center.

The platform has stopped showing content in Vietnamese on the website temu.com and on the Temu mobile application.

The Tokyu-Becamex joint venture is Việt Nam's leading industrial and urban real estate developer, located in the southern province of Bình Dương.

In the January–November period, Hà Nội reported 258 new projects totalling $1.2 billion in registered capital, along with 180 active projects with combined capital increase of $283.2 million.

Deposits from organisations and individuals surpassed VNĐ7 quadrillion and VNĐ6.95 quadrillion, respectively, by late September, rising 3.4 per cent and 6.5 per cent year-on-year, SBV reported.

The Hải Phòng Southern Coastal Economic Zone will be established as a third-generation, multi-industry ecological economic zone, focusing on high-tech industries, modern seaport logistics and smart urban development.

Government spending in the last 11 months also increased, by 4.7 per cent, compared to the same period last year.

5G Standalone (5G SA) and 5G Advanced are expected to be key focuses for communications service providers for the remainder of the decade as they deploy new capabilities to create offerings centred on value delivery rather than data volume.

The Swiss-Việt Nam Economic Forum (SVEF) held a meeting in Geneva on December 4 to review its activities in 2024 and outline a programme for 2025 to further strengthen economic and cultural ties between the two countries.

The eighth annual Hoan My Scientific and Technical Conference, organised by the Hoan My Medical Group’s Hoan My Academy, was held in Cần Thơ City on November 29-30.