VOV.VN - Vietnam has been advised to further perfect its institutions and policy formulation in order to attract more foreign businesses from its upcoming fourth investment wave.

Ho Chi Minh City and the US state of Indiana have the potential for cooperation in many fields, particularly industrial production, agriculture, education, and healthcare, said Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan at a meeting with US Senator from Indiana state Todd Young on March 29.

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.

Dong Thuy Co. Ltd, which owns Lado Taxi, on March 29 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to purchase and rent an additional 2,500 VinFast electric cars from Green and Smart Moving JSC (GSM) within three years.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung and Vice President of the Basilicata Confederation of Industry (Confindustria) Antonio Braia on March 28 co-chaired a meeting with businesses from Italy’s regions of Puglia and Basilicata to outline a roadmap for the establishment of relations among Vietnamese and Italian localities.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on March 29 emphasised the important role of banks and financial mechanisms in green energy transition projects when he received Managing Director of the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) Tanimoto Masayuki in Hanoi.

Industrial production continued to thrive in the first quarter with the entire sector’s added value rising 6.18% year on year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) reported.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has signed an agreement on the exploitation of simulators cockpits (SIM) with Canadian Aviation Electronics (CAE), one of the world’s leading flight training equipment and service provider.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 5.66% in the first quarter of this year, marking the highest growth rate compared to the same period from 2020 to 2023, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Experts gave forecasts on impacts of the global economy on Vietnam and exchanged views on how to manage the macro economy and the domestic gold market at a meeting of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council on March 28.