Perspective of the project (Photo: vneconomy) 
Groundbreaking ceremony of the project (Photo: kinhtedothi.vn) 
The Republic of Korea will implement a project supporting the development of the sesame value chain in Vietnam, with total investment of about 6.7 billion KRW (nearly 4.8 million USD) through 2027.
Vietnam's export turnover in the January-April period totalled 169 billion USD, up 20.1% compared to the same period last year, while imports rose 29.5% to 176.6 billion USD. Total trade revenue reached 345.6 billion USD, marking a year-on-year increase of 24.7%.
Under the master plan, the project will span more than 228.5ha and accommodate around 12,000 residents. It is designed under a “city within a city” model integrating residential areas, commercial and service facilities, resorts, schools, healthcare services, public spaces and sports infrastructure.
The project aims to effectively tap the area’s natural landscapes, geographical advantages and distinctive historical value, while creating a high-quality tourism product with strong competitiveness. It is also intended to preserve, honour and promote the value of the Dien Bien Phu Victory special national historical relic site.
Despite the broader downward trend, several medium-sized and smaller banks are still competing to attract medium- and long-term deposits.
Ngoc praised Sri Lanka’s orientations in developing seaport infrastructure, digital infrastructure, digital economy and international service centres, describing them as valuable references for Vietnam in developing strategic infrastructure, innovation centres, smart urban areas and digital economy ecosystems.
From operating the power system and supplementing supply sources to promoting electricity conservation and developing battery energy storage systems (BESS), a wide range of measures are being deployed to ensure stable power supply during periods of extreme demand.
With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,374 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,862 VND/USD.
In the January–April period, the IIP rose 9.2% compared to the same period last year, signalling a stable and broad-based recovery across the industrial sector.
The move is aimed at raising awareness across government agencies, businesses and the wider public of the vital role logistics services play in socio-economic development, international integration and strengthening national competitiveness.
The Vietnamese Embassy and Trade Office in Algeria opened a booth to introduce Vietnam’s major farm produce, including coffee, tea and spices such as pepper, turmeric, cinnamon and star anise, alongside desiccated coconut, milk, canned fruit juice and plastic pellets.
The sum included 691.1 million USD committed to 74 new projects, up 2.6 times from a year earlier, and an additional 22.8 million USD in capital increases across four existing projects.
The association is expected to become a strategic platform linking businesses, investors, financial institutions and advisory firms, while helping standardise and professionalise Vietnam’s growing M&A market.
The agreements pave the way for comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and India across aviation, logistics, infrastructure, technology and tourism services, while contributing to stronger economic and trade connectivity as well as people-to-people exchanges between the two countries in a new phase of development.
According to Dr. Bui Thanh Minh, Deputy Director of the Office of the Private Economic Development Research Board under the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council for Administrative Procedure Reform, Resolution 68 has helped foster a stronger entrepreneurial spirit through a series of concrete policy measures.
The southern province of Tay Ninh has approved a list of 49 priority industrial park projects for investment attraction during the 2026–2030 period, covering a total planned area of approximately 16,000 hectares.
Quang Ninh now boasts 237 valid FDI projects from 20 countries and territories, with a total registered capital approaching 16 billion USD. Even better, nearly 10 billion USD of that amount, equivalent to almost 63% of the total registered amount, has been invested.
The programme aims to inspect and, if necessary, replace the reclining adjustment mechanism of the second-row seatbacks on affected Xpander and Xpander Cross vehicles assembled, imported, and officially distributed by MMV.
General Secretary and President To Lam said that given the complementarity of the two economies and their substantial room for growth, Vietnam wishes to enhance cooperation with major Sri Lankan enterprises, especially those with regional market networks and connectivity capabilities such as Hayleys.
The successful research and commercialisation of the LSD vaccine, which has been widely used in the domestic market and is gradually expanding internationally, helps affirm the position of Vietnamese veterinary vaccines globally.
