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Musicians from the Daegu International Symphony Orchestra will join Vietnamese artists in the Vietnam – Korea Musical Exchange Concert on March 21 in Lam Dong Province’s Xuan Huong – Da Lat Ward.
Container freight rates are beginning to rise in Vietnam as geopolitical tensions and surging fuel costs disrupt global maritime transport, increasing pressure on shipping lines and logistics markets and signalling further volatility ahead.
The Ministry of Construction has proposed a range of measures to stabilise transport operations and logistics costs, as conflict in the Middle East is disrupting international aviation and shipping routes and pushing up global fuel prices.
The Vietnam Trade Office in the US, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) held talks with the US National Fisheries Institute (NFI) representatives on March 16 to address regulatory challenges for seafood exports to the US, especially the implementation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Viettel Group has partnered with NVIDIA to develop a sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem in Vietnam, focusing on high-performance computing infrastructure and the development of Vietnamese AI foundation models.
Deposit interest rates across many terms, particularly medium and long terms, have continued to rise over the past week as banks compete to attract savings.
Airports in Vietnam are set for a digital connectivity boost as Ericsson and VNPT join forces to deliver next-generation mobile infrastructure for major airport projects across the country.
Amid geopolitical conflicts and policy changes in raw cashew-supplying countries, the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) forecasts a challenging 2026 and has set a target for Vietnam’s cashew kernel exports of around 800,000 tonnes, worth about US$5 billion.
Parliamentary diplomacy is increasingly emerging as a key pillar of foreign relations, with Vietnam’s NA actively expanding engagement with regional and international partners through both bilateral and multilateral channels, said Malaysia-based Southeast Asian history and defence researcher Enzo Sim Hong Jun.
Vietnam won the ITF Team Championships for Boys U14 – Pre Qualifying 2026 and earned a slot in a world event for juniors next month.