Canada’s Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai on January 7 visited the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, where six Canadian government-funded programmes and projects are being implemented.

VOV.VN - Vietnam-Japan trade turnover exceeded US$51.43 billion in 2025, up 11.28% year on year, marking the first time bilateral turnover has crossed the US$50 billion mark and showing substantive, sustainable growth despite continued turbulence in the global economy.

The International Exhibition on Machinery, Equipment, Supplies, Chemicals and Agricultural Products in Vietnam (VietAGROS) 2026 will be held from April 15-17 in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, featuring more than 200 booths displaying products, services and technologies in agriculture and environmental fields.

Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh has stressed that bilateral cooperation in education and training and people-to-people exchanges from 2026 onwards will continue to serve as a strategic bridge, directly contributing to high-quality human resources development and sustainable growth in each country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam closed 2025 with notable cultural milestones, underscoring a growing recognition of culture as a central pillar of sustainable development.

Vietnam’s message on human rights is consistent: human rights are universal, but their implementation must be practical and closely linked to people’s daily lives, such as the rights to healthcare, education and sustainable employment.

Spanish Ambassador to Vietnam Carmen Cano De Lasala has described 2025 as a “highly important and special” year, marked by pivotal milestones that laid a solid foundation for the two countries to elevate the bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership in the near future.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Truong Thanh Hoai has highlighted the automobile industry as a key industrial sector with a special role and strong spillover effects across the economy, particularly in manufacturing and supporting industries.

VOV.VN - To achieve sustainable export growth, Vietnam must boost the role of domestic private enterprises in supply chains to leverage opportunities from multinational corporations and reduce reliance on foreign direct investment (FDI ) businesses.

VOV.VN - Da Nang city, a major tourist destination in central Vietnam, welcomed 17.3 million visitors in 2025, up 15% year on year, underscoring the strong recovery and growing role of tourism in the city’s economic structure.