VOV.VN - Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Vietnam continued to accelerate in the first four months of 2026, totalling US$18.24 billion, up 32% year on year, while disbursed capital rose to its highest level in five years, reflecting sustained investor confidence in the country’s economic outlook.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded a trade deficit of US$7.11 billion in the first four months of 2026 as imports rose sharply, outpacing strong export growth and reflecting rising demand for production inputs as well as continued reliance on the foreign invested sector.

VOV.VN - Severe thunderstorms accompanied by strong winds and hail swept across several northern provinces of Vietnam, leaving 12 people injured and causing widespread damage to homes, schools, and agricultural land, according to authorities.

VOV.VN - The policy of firmly upholding four core principles has emerged as a central message from the second plenum of the 14th Party Central Committee, providing both strategic direction and implementation momentum for Vietnam’s development goals toward 2030 and 2045.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam’s state visit to India from May 5-7 will create new momentum and shape a framework to elevate Vietnam–India ties to a new level in the next phase, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong.

Vietnam currently has 110.5 million mobile broadband internet subscriptions, including 3G, 4G and 5G services.

VOV.VN - After more than seven years of implementation, Vietnam’s One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme has not only reshaped the rural goods market at home but is also gradually bringing local specialties to international markets.

VOV.VN - The Han River in Da Nang city lit up on the evening of May 2 as the spectacular gala named “Tổ Quốc Bình Yên” (Peaceful Fatherland) transformed the city into a massive open-air stage celebrating peace, unity, and national pride.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae delivered a keynote policy speech at the Vietnam National University (VNU)-Hanoi on May 2, conveying a strong message about the future of the Vietnam–Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and announcing important updates to Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) Vision.

VOV.VN - Major Japanese media outlets on May 2 carried detailed coverage of talks between Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Vietnamese counterpart Le Minh Hung and praised the outcomes.