Vietnam is now one of the world's top 10 countries for pork consumption, latest statistics have revealed.

Vietnam will send six athletes to compete at the 21st Asian U20 Athletics Championships in the UAE this month.

The stock market capitalisation on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) reached over VND5.22 quadrillion (US$208.5 million) in March of this year, marking a 3.1% increase from February and a substantial 23.1% increase from the end of 2023.

New packaging materials and technologies and innovative solutions for the processing and packaging industries are on display at the 17th International Processing, Packaging Exhibition that opened in HCM City on April 3.

The export of cameras, camcorders and components earned more than US$720 million last month, an increase of 75.6% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

After declining in the first two months of this year, credit of the banking industry in March increased by 0.26% compared to the end of 2023 to about VND13.6 quadrillion, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) reported.

Fifteen Vietnamese banks are named among the world’s top 500 most valuable banking brands this year according to the Brand Finance Banking 500 2024 ranking.

Existing staff working in the oil sector, and those who work building construction on the sea, electricity plants and marine industry can move to work in various technical positions in the offshore wind sector.

Canada’s commitment to support Vietnam’s clean energy transition and goals to achieve net-zero, and its willingness to share its expertise and experiences underscore the depth of collaboration between the two countries, visiting Canadian Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade, and Economic Development Mary Ng said.

Vietnam boasts three seaports listed among the Top 50 largest container ports globally, namely Ho Chi Minh City Port, Hai Phong Port and Cai Mep-Thi Vai Port.