VOV.VN - Russia wishes to increase mutually beneficial cooperation with Vietnam in various fields, from traditional to new ones, said Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Stepanovich Bezdetko at a press briefing in Hanoi on May 2.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese leather and footwear exports during the opening four months of the year rose by 5.7% year on year to US$6.542 billion, according to statistics from the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (LEFASO).

VOV.VN - Vietnam earned US$18.4 billion from exporting phones and components during the first four months of the year, up 6.6% year on year.

Lotte Card Co., Ltd, No.5 credit card issuer in the Republic of Korea, said on May 2 that it has funneled KRW93.7 billion (US$68 million) into its Vietnamese unit - Lotte Finance Vietnam - to expand its business in the Southeast Asian country.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City export forum and trade fair (HCM City Export 2024) will be held from May 8 to 11 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7.

VOV.VN - Airports across Vietnam received approximately 1.8 million passengers during the five-day holiday period from April 27 to May 1 marking National Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1).

The Government has proposed extending the cut in value-added tax (VAT) from 10% to 8% on specific groups of goods and services from July 1 until the end of the year to support business and production activities.

Vietnam Airlines Corporation reported after-tax profit of VND4.44 trillion (US$173.19 million) in Quarter 1 as it is strengthening its international flights and restructuring.

The State Bank of Vietnam will auction an additional 16,800 taels of SJC-branded gold bars to businesses at 9am on May 3, it said in a statement released on May 2.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s disbursed FDI capital in the past four months rose 7.4% over the previous year’s corresponding period to US$6.28 billion, the highest in the past five years, according to the General Statistics Office.