The ninth Asia-Oceania Esperanto Congress (AK9) opened in the central city of Da Nang on April 26, attracting the participation of nearly 300 delegates from 22 countries.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed wish to raise two-way trade with Singapore from the current level of nearly 8 billion USD during a meeting with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong in Beijing on April 26.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced its final decision of the DOC’s 14th Period of Review on anti-dumping tariffs on Vietnam’s tra fish batches imported into the country during the period from August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Tajikistani President Emomali Rahmon in Beijing on April 26 on the sidelines of the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF).

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc received leaders of a number of foreign enterprises on April 26 in Beijing as part of the activities in his trip to the country to attend the ongoing second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

The Supreme People’s Court and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) launched a project on improving trial transparency and quality at Vietnamese courts during a ceremony in Hanoi on April 26.

Japanese industrial material manufacturer Showa Denko K.K. is fostering the production of aluminum cans in Vietnam amid growing demand for beverages in this market.

The nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) per capita last year was US$2,590, up by over US$200 versus 2017 and 1.23 times higher than in 2015, according to data from the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Residents in HCMC who have installed rooftop solar panels can sell their solar power output to electricity firms next month. 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked Bamboo Airways to provide documents that prove its capacity to operate 30 more aircraft as requested. The firm’s current air transport license caps the fleet at 10 airplanes.

Vietnam assumed the role of the Chair of the Association of Asia-Pacific Peace Operations Training Centres (AAPTC) in 2020 from Thailand during its annual general meeting and workshop in Bangkok on April 26.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 26 held talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the occasion of the Vietnamese Government leader’s trip to China to attend the ongoing second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

The productivity and competitiveness of Vietnamese enterprises remain low, according to a report publicized on April 26 by the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), the Ministry of Planning and Investment nd the UNDP.

Viet Nam, China trade ties continue to develop

Vietnam continues to be a popular destination for new FDI from multi-national manufacturers and many existing foreign enterprises are expanding their investment.

People have rushed to commercial centres and supermarkets in their droves across Hanoi to avoid the searing heat that has hit the capital in recent days. 

Visiting the coastal areas of Thai Binh and Nam Dinh provinces in the early morning, it is impressive to learn about the lives of the local fishermen there.

Han River in Danang City is being polluted by wastewater from nearby restaurants.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has written to the Ministry of Transport, proposing lifting the regulation on the installation of roof light boxes for e-charter automobiles with fewer than nine seats.

Those driving under the influence (DUI) should be stripped of their driving licenses permanently, according a proposal presented at the first-quarter review conference on traffic safety on April 24.