Amid angry anti-Chinese protests escalating in Vietnam over China’s stationing of the Haiyang Shiyou 981 oil rig in Vietnam’s East Sea exclusive economic zone, Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh has called for local authorities’ to act immediately to protect foreign investors’ lives and assets in the country.

The central province has called for foreign investment for four projects with a total capital of US$1.2 billion, a source from the province reported.

The Vietnamese government last week released a wish-list comprised of 127 national projects in need of foreign direct investment, mostly focused on infrastructure, to support economic growth through 2020.

In the afternoon of April 8th, Vietnam – Bulgaria business forum was jointly held by the Bulgarian Embassy in Viet Nam and the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry branch in Da Nang, on the occasion of Bulgarian Prime Minister's visit to Danang.

Japan’s Sojitz Group has begun construction work on a 27-ha project in an industrial zone (IZ) near Ho Chi Minh City.

On the afternoon of April 24, 2014, during his visit to Danang City, H.E. John Nielsen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Denmark to Vietnam, had a meeting with Danang Investment Promotion Center to explore the investment environment in the city.

On the afternoon of April 16th, 2014, Danang Hi-tech Park (DHTP) Management Board had a meeting with Ms. Cao Hoang Minh - Business Development Manager of Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) in Ho Chi Minh City.

Gazprom Neft, one of the leading oil producers in Russia, is concluding a deal with a Vietnamese partner acquire a stake at the Dung Quat oil refinery and to modernise the plant.

Morning of 01/4/2014, Danang Hi-Tech Park (DHTP) Management Board worked with the Delegation of The Seoul Institute (SI) - South Korea on the occasion of the Delegation to Danang city to kick off collaborative project "Building Urban Development Strategy for Danang Hi-Tech Park”.

The high level meeting on cooperation for tourism development of three central coastal provinces (Thua Thien – Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam) took place in Hue City on February 27, 2014.