VGP – Ho Chi Minh City attracted US$ 3.63 billon of FDI in the first seven months of 2019, representing a year-on-year growth of 15.2%, the HCMC municipal People’s Committee reported. 

VGP – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the provincial People’s Committee of Hoa Binh, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien-Hue signed the specific project agreements for the Second Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth Project on August 15 in Ha Noi. 

VGP – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Provincial People’s Committees (PPC) of Hoa Binh, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue on August 15 signed the specific project agreements for the Second Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth Project.

VGP – The fifth Viet Nam-International Silk & Brocatelle Culture Festival was embarked on August 8 in Hoi An silk village in Hoi An City, Quang Nam province. 

VGP – As many as 1,609 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects, worth US$22.3 billion, landed the Mekong Delta in the first half of 2019. 

VGP - The first Halal certification centre in the Mekong Delta province has been established in Can Tho city. 

VGP – As of August 5, the third tropical storm left five people dead and 13 other missing, according to Steering Committees of natural disaster prevention, control, search, and rescue.