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Prime Minister to attend 8th Greater Mekong Subregion Summit

09:13 | 04/11/2024 News and Events

The participation of the 8th Greater Mekong Subregion Summit was made at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

Cuban top legislator concludes Việt Nam visit

15:19 | 03/11/2024 News and Events

HÀ NỘI — Politburo member of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the National Assembly of People’s Power Esteban Lazo Hernandez and the Cuban delegation successfully concluded their visit to Việt Nam on Sunday.

Party chief hosts top Cuban legislator

20:31 | 02/11/2024 News and Events

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 2 for Politburo member of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the National Assembly of People’s Power Esteban Lazo Hernandez.

State President welcomes top legislator of Cuba

20:03 | 02/11/2024 News and Events

The Vietnamese President congratulated the Caribbean nation on its significant success that the United Nations General Assembly on October 30 overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding the US end the embargo against Cuba.

PM calls on businesses for contributions to new era of nation’s rising

09:35 | 05/11/2024 News and Events

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called upon entrepreneurs and enterprises to join hands in bringing Vietnam to a new era of rising, while attending the National Brand Award 2024 in Hanoi on November 4 evening.

15th NA’s eighth session: Ministers outline plans for education, labour, agriculture

08:47 | 05/11/2024 News and Events

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung, and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan provided insights into their respective sectors and addressed pressing concerns raised by lawmakers at the 15th National Assembly’s eighth session in Hanoi on November 4.

NA to discuss progress of 2024 socio-economic development plan

09:48 | 04/11/2024 News and Events

Deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) will evaluate the progress of the socio-economic development plan for 2024 and discuss a draft plan for 2025 on November 4, as part of their ongoing eighth session in Hanoi.

Top legislators of Vietnam, Cuba hold talk

16:09 | 02/11/2024 News and Events

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man held talks with visiting President of the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez in Hanoi on November 2.

Top Cuban legislator begins working visit to Vietnam

10:09 | 02/11/2024 News and Events

President of the National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez arrived in Hanoi on November 2 morning, beginning his two-day working visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

PM returns to Hanoi, wrapping up visits to three Middle East countries

10:06 | 02/11/2024 News and Events

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam returned to Hanoi on November 1 evening, concluding their official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), attendance at the 8th Edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) and working trip to Saudi Arabia, and official visit to Qatar.

Vietnam, Qatar issue joint communiqué

18:30 | 01/11/2024 News and Events

Doha – Vietnam and Qatar have issued a joint communiqué on the occasion of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to the Middle Eastern country from October 30 to November 1 at the invitation of his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.

Vietnamese PM visits Ras Laffan industrial city, concludes Qatar trip

16:54 | 01/11/2024 News and Events

Doha – Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 1 visited Qatar Energy-invested Ras Laffan industrial city, 80 kilometres to the northeast of Doha before wrapping up his official visit to the Middle Eastern country.

Middle Eastern media spotlights significance of Vietnamese PM’s visits

16:46 | 01/11/2024 News and Events

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visits to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Qatar from October 27 to November 1 have garnered widespread attention from prominent Middle Eastern media outlets which have stated the trips will have positive impacts on relations between Vietnam and these countries in the coming time.

Vietnamese, Qatari PMs agree to lift bilateral relations to new height soon

08:51 | 01/11/2024 News and Events

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani held talks in Doha on October 31, in which they agreed that the bilateral relations will be elevated to a new height in the near future.

Vietnamese PM meets with Emir of Qatar in Doha

08:05 | 01/11/2024 News and Events

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha on October 31 morning (local time) as part of his official visit to Qatar.

Official welcome ceremony held for Vietnamese PM in Doha

19:20 | 31/10/2024 News and Events

The visit aims to promote the relationship in a more comprehensive and effective fashion, particularly in market opening, high-quality investment attraction, and cooperation in labour, education, culture, sports, tourism, people-to-people exchange, and climate change response, as well as emerging fields like science -technology, clean energy, digital transformation, innovation, and the Halal industry.

Top Cuban legislator to visit Vietnam

09:12 | 31/10/2024 News and Events

President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez will lead a delegation to pay a working visit to Vietnam from November 2 - 3.

PM meets with representatives of Vietnamese community in Qatar

08:54 | 31/10/2024 News and Events

PM meets Jordan's Crown Prince in Riyadh

Prime Minister begins official visit to Qatar

08:41 | 31/10/2024 News and Events

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Doha International Airport on October 30 evening, beginning a three-day official visit to Qatar at the invitation of his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jasim Al-Thani.

Prime Minister works with leaders of Saudi Arabia’s major firms in Riyadh

16:39 | 30/10/2024 News and Events

Riyadh – Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held meetings in Riyadh on October 30 with leaders of Saudi Arabia’s major enterprises to promote investment cooperation, on the occasion of his attendance at the 8th Future Investment Initiative (FII) Summit and his working visit to the Middle East country.

Lawmakers discuss bill to remove difficulties in planning, business, investment activities

15:07 | 30/10/2024 News and Events

National Assembly (NA) deputies on October 30 morning discussed a bill which is built to remove difficulties in planning, and implementing business investment activities and bidding as part of the legislature's 8th session.

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Hanoi attracts 1.6 billion USD in FDI in ten months

15:18 | 07/11/2024 Investment

Hanoi attracted 58.4 million USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in October, bringing the total in the first ten months of this year to 1.6 billion USD.

Metro line connecting capital with airport needed

15:04 | 07/11/2024 Society

Residents of Hanoi increasingly yearn for a metro line linking the Noi Bai International Airport to reduce the costs and travel times for both locals and tourists.

PM puts forth proposals to develop new-generation GMS economic corridors

14:59 | 07/11/2024 Policy

Kunming – Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and China as well as heads of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and regional and international organisations at the 8th Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Summit which opened in Kunming city in China’s Yunnan province on November 7.

Vietnamese leaders congratulate Donald Trump on election victory

14:54 | 07/11/2024 News and Events

Vietnamese senior leaders in congratulations to the new US President affirmed that Việt Nam considers the United States a partner of great strategic importance

Military aircraft crash in Binh Dinh: Both pilots found safe

11:43 | 07/11/2024 Society

Both pilots involved in a military aircraft crash, which occurred during a training flight over Tay Xuan commune in the south central province of Binh Dinh’s Tay Son district on November 6, were found safe at night of the same day.

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Vietnam's key contributions to ACMECS

11:02 | 07/11/2024 Infographic

Vietnam officially joined the Ayeyawady - Chao Phraya - Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) at the first ACMECS Ministerial Meeting in Thailand in November 2004. As an active and responsible member, Vietnam has made and continues to make significant contributions to ACMECS.

Vietnam’s role in GMS economic cooperation

09:20 | 06/11/2024 Infographic

At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is leading a high-level delegation to the 8th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit from November 5-8, 2024. On this occasion, he will also attend the 10th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Summit and the 11th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam (CLMV) Cooperation Summit and hold working sessions in China.

Practical innovations

09:15 | 06/11/2024 Science - Technology

Recent cooperation between InfraSen, a start-up in semiconductor technology, and MK Group, a leading company in technology, has shown an encouraging sign of unity between scientists and economists. The MK Group will help produce a thermal image core sensor of InfraSen for domestic and overseas markets. Let’s listen to insiders’ voices about semiconductor device production in Việt Nam!

Seven strategic directions to lead the nation into a new era

17:04 | 05/11/2024 Infographic

In the special feature on the new era—the era of the nation's rise—on October 31, 2024, Party General Secretary To Lam outlined seven strategic directions for the country to embark on this new phase of national development.

Delicacy of Hà Nội’s autumn

11:29 | 04/11/2024 Lifestyle

Cốm (young rice) is a delicacy of Hà Nội’s autumn, from which many popular dishes have been created, but it is also being developed in new ways by younger cooks.

Policy

PM puts forth proposals to develop new-generation GMS economic corridors

14:59 | 07/11/2024 Policy

Vietnam proactively raises initiatives within CLMV

11:08 | 07/11/2024 Policy

Since the establishment of the Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam (CLMV) cooperation mechanism, Vietnam has consistently acted as an active and responsible member, making significant contributions to the mechanism.

Revised Pharmacy Law only fixes tip of iceberg

10:54 | 07/11/2024 Policy

National Assembly (NA) deputy Phạm Khánh Phong Lan, from the HCM City delegation, spoke to Vietnamplus during the current session of the NA looking at the draft revisions to the Pharmacy Law.

Former Party, State leaders opine on draft documents for 14th National Party Congress

08:53 | 07/11/2024 Policy

Former leaders of the Party and State contributed opinions to draft documents for the upcoming 14th National Party Congress at a conference organised by the Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Politburo and Secretariat in Hanoi on November 6.

Industry & Trade

Vietnam’s path to sustainable semiconductor industry

10:47 | 07/11/2024 Industry

(VEN) - Vietnam’s semiconductor industry development strategy aims to reach an annual revenue of over US$25 billion in the 2024-2030 period, US$50 billion in the 2030-2040 period, and US$100 billion in the 2040-2050 period.

Industrial production index rises 8.3 per cent in ten months

16:30 | 06/11/2024 Industry

The Industrial Production Index in October increased by 7 per cent, pushing the increase in the first 10 months to 8.3 per cent, compared to the same time last year.

Efforts to bring electricity to remote villages of Ha Giang Province

15:15 | 04/11/2024 Energy

The northern province of Ha Giang has complex terrain and a sparsely populated community, which poses many challenges to infrastructure investment, particularly in bringing electricity to remote mountainous villages. However, thanks to the efforts of local authorities and the electricity sector, Ha Giang Province is gradually realising the goal of providing electricity to all highland villages.

Vietnamese F&B industry works to catch up with green consumption trend

17:38 | 03/11/2024 Industry

By promoting the use of green materials and technologies in production, Vietnam will win the world food and beverage market which is switching to the green consumption trend, according to experts.

Investment

Hanoi attracts 1.6 billion USD in FDI in ten months

15:18 | 07/11/2024 Investment

Hanoi attracted 58.4 million USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in October, bringing the total in the first ten months of this year to 1.6 billion USD.

Foxconn to invest US$80 million in Bắc Giang for chip manufacturing expansion

16:16 | 04/11/2024 Investment

Foxconn's Shunsin Technology Việt Nam is seeking an environmental permit for a US$80 million chip manufacturing project in Bắc Giang province.

Da Nang to invest additional 16 million USD into software park

17:19 | 03/11/2024 Investment

The People's Council of Da Nang city has approved the adjusted pre-feasibility study report for the development of Software Park No 2, proposed by the municipal People's Committee.

PM receives heads of leading investment firm, authority of Qatar

09:07 | 01/11/2024 Investment

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh have received leaders of the JTA International Investment Holding and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) in Doha as part of his official visit to the Middle Eastern country.

Finance-Banking

Việt Nam's stock market moves closer to emerging market status amid key policy changes

18:05 | 06/11/2024 Stock Market

The swift efforts by the Vietnamese securities regulator to eliminate pre-funding requirements have garnered praise from FTSE Russell and Morgan Stanley.

Krungsri proposes accelerating purchase of 50% of SHBFinance’s charter capital

15:46 | 05/11/2024 Finance-Banking

Ayudhya Public Bank Limited (Krungsri), a member of Japan's MUFG Group, has proposed to the Saigon - Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) that it will speed up the acquisition of the remaining 50% of SHBFinance’s charter capital.

Finance ministry proposes two price management scenarios for year-end

10:11 | 04/11/2024 Finance-Banking

The Ministry of Finance has released two price management scenarios to control inflation until the end of the year.

Banking sector prioritises support for import-export firms

16:35 | 02/11/2024 Finance-Banking

Affordable bank credit has supported businesses in key sectors that drive the country’s economic growth, Nguyen Duc Lenh, deputy director of the State Bank of Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City office, told a conference on October 31.

Environment

The 2024 Vietwater & WETV exhibitions open in HCMC

14:37 | 06/11/2024 Environment

The international exhibitions on water supply, sanitation, water resources and purification (Vietwater 2024) and on waste treatment and environment technology (WETV 2024) have opened in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).

Workshop looks to address environmental management issues in industrial areas

16:34 | 05/11/2024 Environment

The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) hosted a workshop in Hanoi on November 5, bringing together top auditors from ASEAN member states to share experience in handling environmental management challenges in industrial clusters and craft villages.

More accurate forecasts at all levels needed to reduce coastal disaster risk

15:07 | 04/11/2024 Environment

Establishing different warning levels for natural disaster risks will help minimise damage and overcome the consequences of natural disasters.

Nearly-98-million-USD environment project inaugurated in Ninh Thuan

10:13 | 03/11/2024 Environment

The Phan Rang-Thap Cham city sub-project – part of the Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project funded by the World Bank Group was inauguarted in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan on November 2 with improved infrastructure works that can benefit 69,000 local residents.

Science - Technology

Practical innovations

09:15 | 06/11/2024 Science - Technology

Technology “key” to attract FDI

09:09 | 05/11/2024 Science - Technology

(VEN) - According to Nguyen Van Toan, Vice President of the Association of Foreign Investment Enterprises (VAFIE), apart from environmental factors, technology plays an important role, not only in economic development, but also in the race to attract foreign direct investment.

HCM City partners with Google for Education in digital transformation

14:47 | 04/11/2024 Science - Technology

Tim Paolini, Director of Google for Education for Asia-Pacific and Middle East, had a working session with representatives of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on November 1 to discuss cooperation orientations for digital transformation in education.