Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien had a meeting in Vientiane on April 8 with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone who asked relevant ministries of the two sides to focus on seeking ways to remove difficulties facing their businesses in exporting coal and electricity, thus improving the effectiveness of bilateral cooperation in trade, energy, and minerals in accordance with the needs and potential of each country.

The building of legal regulations related to virtual assistants in particular and artificial intelligence (AI) applications in general in Việt Nam has been drastically implemented, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications (MIC) Nguyễn Phú Tiến at a press conference in Hà Nội on Monday.

Public investment is currently still an important growth driver, which needs to be accelerated so as to help the economy achieve a 6.5% growth this year, according to insiders.

Enterprises which have to import raw materials for production or have dollar-denominated loans are very worried as their input costs will increase significantly.

Việt Nam’s stock markets kicked off the new trading week in a negative zone amidst investors’ growing concerns about increasing risks.

Việt Nam has solidified its position as the most attractive investment destination for Taiwanese companies in Southeast Asia and globally, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Duy Dong told the Vietnam-Taiwan business forum in Hà Nội.

Viettel and the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) have recently won Việt Nam's first successful auctions for 5G spectrum licenses,

Vietnam has solidified its position as the most attractive investment destination for Taiwanese companies in Southeast Asia and globally, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Duy Dong told the Vietnam-Taiwan business forum in Hanoi on April 8.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vương Đình Huệ had talks with Chairman of the Board of Directors of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) Dai Hegen, Chairman of the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) Wang Tongzhou, and Vice Chairman of Energy China and Chairman of China International Energy Group Lu Zexiang

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue hosted separate receptions for several leaders of Chinese corporations operating in transport and energy on April 8 as part of his official trip to China.

Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam on April 8 began construction of its sixth plant in the Hựu Thạnh Industrial Zone in Long An Province.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Lao Minister of Industry and Commerce Malaithong Kommasith signed a new Vietnam-Laos trade agreement following their talks in Vientiane, Laos, on April 8.

During the quarter, its sales of construction steel, steel billet and hot rolled coil (HRC) reached 1.85 million tonnes, an increase of 34 per cent quarter on quarter.

Forty-five provinces and centrally-run cities have issued logistics service development plans up to this point, while 47 provinces and cities have reported on the implementation of logistics activities over the last year.

With 652,000 tonnes of coffee exported to the EU worth US$1.66 billion in 2023, Việt Nam was the second biggest coffee supplier of the EU in terms of volume and third largest supplier in terms of value.

The European Chamber of Commerce Vietnam (EuroCham) on April 8 released the Business Confidence Index (BCI) for the first quarter of 2024, saying that the index reached 52.8 points - the highest level since 2022.

Việt Nam is becoming an attractive destination for logistics activities in the Asia-Pacific region.

Vietnam Airlines is scheduled to launch direct flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Manila, the Philippines, from June 17.

Vingroup JSC has announced that Vincom Retail is no longer its subsidiary.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 8 for Sergey Ivanovich Kudryashov, General Director of Russia’s Zarubezhneft JSC, who is on a working visit to Vietnam to seek cooperation opportunities in oil and gas and energy.