Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 12 sent a congratulatory message to Alexander Turchin on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus.
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 12 sent a congratulatory message to Alexander Turchin on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus.
On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son also extended his congratulations to Maxim Ryzhenkov on his reappointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus./.
The agreement on visa exemption for Vietnamese and Bulgarian holders of ordinary passports, signed by Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and her Belarusian counterpart Evgeny Shestakov in Hanoi on December 8, 2023, will come into effect on January 30, 2025.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with President of Belarus Aleksander Lukashenko on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan city of Russia on October 24 afternoon (local time).
Politburo member and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) Nguyen Xuan Thang hosted separate receptions in Hanoi for Ambassadors of Azerbaijan and Belarus on October 1.
The State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have announced a partnership aimed at enhancing the integrity and stability of their capital markets.
Vietnam will prioritise choosing partners who can commit to joining Vietnamese investors in technology transfer during the development of nuclear power in the country, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has welcomed the US-based Pacifico Energy (PE)’s plan and commitment to investing in Vietnam’s energy sector.
The partnership will take advantage of the European bank’s Greening Financial Systems (GFS) technical assistance programme to strengthen Vietnam’s financial sector for climate investments.
With the reopening of the Financial Times' Vietnam bureau, the number of foreign news agencies with a permanent presence in the country has now risen to 30.
HortEx Vietnam 2025 also serves as a gathering place for businesses, cooperatives, and agricultural producers from more than 16 provinces and cities across Vietnam, providing an excellent opportunity for local enterprises to exchange knowledge, learn from international experience, access new technologies, and expand their markets.
In February, Hyundai Accent remained the best-selling model, with 455 units delivered to customers. It was followed by Hyundai Tucson with 403 units, Hyundai Stargazer with 304 cars, and Hyundai Creta with 303 vehicles.
PM Pham Minh Chinh, who is also head of the steering committee, highlighted the significance of the strategy for the country's socio-economic development, saying that it enables individuals and businesses to access essential financial resources and services for development, improving living standards of the people, and promoting savings and investment.
Spanning 497.7 hectares with registered investment capital of some 161 million USD, it is designed to integrate green technologies, smart infrastructure, industrial symbiosis, and sustainable development principles, positioned to attract more investments to the province.
“Vietnam is projected to maintain robust economic growth over the next two years, but it can use its fiscal space to better prepare for heightened uncertainties”, said Mariam J. Sherman, World Bank Director for Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos at a press conference.
VinFast’s February results continued its impressive domestic market performance.
In 2025, the commercial real estate market, especially in HCM City, is forecast to undergo significant positive changes, with an improved supply. It can be said that this segment will "transform" to recover for a new growth cycle.
According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment, there are currently 940,000 active enterprises, falling short of the target of one million by 2020 and 1.5 million by the end of the year.
The Metro Line No. 2 project has an estimated investment of nearly 47.9 trillion VND (2 billion USD) and has nearly completed land clearance, at 99.8%. The NA’s Resolution 188 authorises HCM City to develop seven metro lines spanning 355 kilometres over the next decade, with preliminary total investment for the 2025-2035 phase estimated at 40.2 billion USD.
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 24,758 VND/USD on March 12, down 5 VND from the previous day.
Credit for the individual customer segment last year slowed, while GDP last year recorded a strong recovery and household income growth remained low.
The lack of regulations and businesses’ reluctance to engage in environmental protection efforts have made it difficult for Vietnam’s e-commerce sector to transition to a greener model.
The KRX trading system is expected to be operational in this May or June, following a testing phase, the State Securities Commission (SSC) has said.
The event is expected to attract over 170 enterprises across the globe, with more than 24 countries and territories planning to showcase their distinctive culinary dishes to the Vietnamese market.
In February, the IIP was estimated to decrease by 2.2% compared to January, but expand by 17.2% compared to the same month last year.
