The Minister of Public Security and the Chairpersons of People’s Committees in provinces and centrally-run cities have been asked to enhance fire prevention and control efforts under the Prime Minister's freshly-signed dispatch.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia and the Vietnam-Cambodia Business Association (VCBA) jointly hosted a business dialogue on April 2, aiming to enhance Vietnamese business and investment activities in the Cambodian market.

Vietnam always values its traditional friendship and multi-faceted collaboration with Belarus, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Sivak during their meeting in Hanoi on April 2.

The 5th Exhibition of Ho Chi Minh City and Friendship Provinces and Cities in Savannakhet is being held from April 2 to 6, serving as a platform for boosting trade and investment cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

The central city of Da Nang and Pyeongtaek city of Republic of Korea (RoK) on April 2 agreed to promote exchanges and collaboration in key sectors, including semiconductors, high technology, clean energy, logistics, and port operations, as well as education, culture, sports, and labour.

The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, the President, the Government, and the National Assembly on April 2 sent a message of condolences to their Lao counterparts over the passing of General Khamtay Siphandone, former President of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), in collaboration with the Cuban Embassy in Hanoi, and the Cuban Chamber of Commerce, held the Vietnam-Cuba Business Forum in Hanoi on April 2.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man visited the TUMO Centre for Creative Technologies – a free-of-charge educational centre that helps young people in Armenia learn and enhance their skills by their own, during his official visit to the West Asian nation on April 2.

Vietnam’s seafood exports staged a remarkable recovery in the first quarter, reaching a total value of US$2.45 billion, up 26% year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Bill Winters, Chief Executive of Standard Chartered in Hanoi on April 2 evening, asking the group’s support for Vietnam in establishing international financial centres, obtaining green finance, and developing the private sector.