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The fifth Vietnam Economic Forum will be held in both direct and virtual forms in Hanoi on December 17 by the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission and the Government.

The Vietnamese Government commits all possible support to Dutch firms to do business for a long term in Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has stated during meetings with business representatives as part of his official visit to the Netherlands.

President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher visited the France-invested Nhon-Hanoi station urban railway line in Hanoi on December 9 as part of his ongoing visit from December 8-9.

The Government of Thailand is striving to turn this country into an electric vehicle (EV) production base in Southeast Asia.

Leaders of the Party, State, Government and National Assembly of Vietnam on December 2 cabled messages of condolences to Chinese leaders over the death of former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and former President of China Jiang Zemin.

After strong growth in the previous quarter, Vietnam’s currency bond market contracted 0.2% due to a decline in the Government bond market and slower growth in corporate bonds.

New Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim has said he will lead a unity government and make efforts to balance all interests.

The Asian Development Bank has approved a 500 million USD loan for the Indonesian Government to reform its State-owned enterprises (SOEs).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 25 chaired the Government’s monthly law-making session.

Delegations from Thua Thien-Hue and Phu Tho provinces are attending the 11th East Asia Local and Regional Government Congress which officially opened in West Java, Indonesia, on November 24.

The Haiti Government wishes to enhance relations with Vietnam, affirmed visiting Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Azad Pierre Nasser Belfort at a meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart Ha Kim Ngoc in Hanoi on November 23.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offered incense in tribute to Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet at a memorial site dedicated to the late leader in his native town of Vung Liem in Vung Liem district in the southern province of Vinh Long on November 22, on the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary (November 23).

Many travel companies of Vietnam are taking actions to make use of the rebound of tourism in Japan in recent months after the Japanese Government eased entry restrictions.

The People’s Committee of southern Long An province and the Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City signed a non-refundable aid contract within the framework of the Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGP) on November 18.

The Thai Government on November 15 approved the Public Health Ministry’s proposal to issue visas for foreigners coming to Thailand for medical treatment.

The Lao government's officials have held a meeting with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to discuss sustainable forest management and carry out a plan to restore forest coverage to 70% in 2035.

The Indonesian government has formalised a collaboration with Australian renewable energy company Sun Cable in a bid to create an energy distribution network in the archipelago.

Practicality, efficiency, and closer links between the government and the people to better serve individuals and businesses are the basic goals within Ba Ria-Vung Tau’s Smart City project.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with the media after their talks in Hanoi on November 13 afternoon.

Prof. Dr. Thomas Engelbert from the University of Hamburg has highlighted Germany - Vietnam relations in the recent past and prospects of bilateral ties in a recent interview ahead of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s official visit to Vietnam from November 13 - 14.