In the framework of the trade, investment and tourism promotion cooperation programme between the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), Nguyen Thi Bich Van, vice head of the MPI’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) led a delegation of Vietnamese journalists on a visit to survey Japanese industries. VIR’s Xuan Khanh talks with her about the concerns and investment trends of Japanese investors in Vietnam for the time to come.

In the recent past the planning and investment sector made large contributions to the country’s renovation process. A series of mechanisms and policies were formulated by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) to help renovate the private sector, state-owned enterprises, goals as well as the implementation of plans. Planning and Investment Minister Vo Hong Phuc speaks to Vietnam Investment Review’s Duc Minh about the role of the planning and investment sector during the past 20 years of renovation.

Vietnam’s business production, service and investment figures in July and for the first seven months of the year registered ongoing growth, yet still fell short of the set target, a Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) meeting revealed.