Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha set a goal of increasing Vietnam-Yunnan trade to 5 billion USD, with a priority to balanced and sustainable growth.

Effective from the date of signing on June 18, the decision halts procedures outlined in the 2005 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the governments of Vietnam and Laos on the initial implementation of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement at the Lao Bao–Densavan border gate.

In the spirit of harmonious benefits and shared risks, the Vietnamese Government always accompany, support, and create favourable conditions for the business community in general and foreign investors, particularly Swedish enterprises, to achieve successful, sustainable, and long-term investments in Vietnam.

VNAT Director General Nguyen Trung Khanh called visa a golden ticket to pulling in crowds, but he is clear that it needs coordinated efforts across multiple sectors to keep the momentum going in this fast-moving global travel scene.

Vietnam stands ready to cooperate with countries and stakeholders within existing cooperation frameworks and international laws and practices based on the principle of promptly safeguarding the migrants’ legitimate rights and interests as well as their dignity.

The Vietnamese Government has reduced the preferential import tariff on liquefied natural gas (LNG) from 5% to 2% under Decree No. 73/2025/ND-CP, issued on March 31. The move marks a key step in accelerating the country’s shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy.

Vietnam is now regarded as one of the five "tiger cup economies" in the region, with bright spots in exports and international integration, said Prof. Dr. Joseph Van Vo, President of the Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE Global).

Amid complicated developments of the global and regional situation, especially increasing risks of trade wars, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung reaffirmed Vietnam’s commitment to maintaining political and socio-economic stability, building an independent and self-reliant economy while proactively pursuing extensive, substantive, and effective global integration.

According to the ministry, up to 168,027 homes have been supported under the initiative, including 15,491 houses for revolutionary contributors, 60,473 under two national target programmes, and 92,063 under the specific programme to eliminate temporary and substandard houses.

The Vietnamese Government issued on February 21 a declaration establishing the baseline for measuring the breadth of Vietnam's territorial waters in the Gulf of Tonkin.

The fruits of economic growth must be shared harmoniously, fairly, and equitably among all citizens, Party General Secretary To Lam told a conference reviewing the 2024 performance and setting 2025 tasks for the Government and local authorities in Hanoi on January 8.

After a challenging year in 2023, Vietnam's economy has shown signs of positive recovery in 2024, thanks to decisive, dynamic and effective actions and directions by the Vietnamese Government, according to Prof. Chu Hoang Long, Director of the Vietnam Policy Research Centre at the Australian National University.

Vietnam has emerged as a leading destination for companies relocating their production facilities, aiming to protect supply chains from potential disruptions, according to an article published by Brazil’s riotimesonline.com on November 17.

Vietnam always considers Russia one of the top priority partners in its foreign policy, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has approved Vietnam's National Report under the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), with the country accepting a record 84.7% of recommendations, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet has said.

UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Surya Deva, had a dialogue in Geneva on September 18 with countries on his activities over the past year, during which he highly valued the Vietnamese Government's multidimensional poverty reduction approach.

Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel Group) has just signed a contract worth nearly 2 million USD to provide a firearm training simulation system to the Philippine National Police (PNP).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the Prime Minister’s decision to issue Vietnam's first-ever National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, during a two-day workshop in the central city of Da Nang on August 8.

Vietnamese seaports are expected to handle between 1.2 billion and 1.4 billion tonnes of cargo by 2030, according to a plan to develop seaport groups, wharfs, jetties, buoy berths, and water areas in 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050.

The Vietnamese Government is facilitating conditions for the Vietnamese and Japanese defence ministries to enhance exchanges, improve mutual understanding, build trust and collaborate together based on mutual need, capabilities and benefits, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Japanese Minister of Defence Kihara Minoru during a reception in Hanoi on August 6.