VOV.VN - US President Donald Trump has officially announced reciprocal tariffs on multiple economies, with Vietnam facing the highest rate of up to 46%.

The central city of Da Nang and Pyeongtaek city of Republic of Korea (RoK) on April 2 agreed to promote exchanges and collaboration in key sectors, including semiconductors, high technology, clean energy, logistics, and port operations, as well as education, culture, sports, and labour.

The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, the President, the Government, and the National Assembly on April 2 sent a message of condolences to their Lao counterparts over the passing of General Khamtay Siphandone, former President of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), in collaboration with the Cuban Embassy in Hanoi, and the Cuban Chamber of Commerce, held the Vietnam-Cuba Business Forum in Hanoi on April 2.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man visited the TUMO Centre for Creative Technologies – a free-of-charge educational centre that helps young people in Armenia learn and enhance their skills by their own, during his official visit to the West Asian nation on April 2.

Vietnam’s seafood exports staged a remarkable recovery in the first quarter, reaching a total value of US$2.45 billion, up 26% year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye and his spouse are set to begin an official visit from April 3-6 at the invitation of President Luong Cuong.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Bill Winters, Chief Executive of Standard Chartered in Hanoi on April 2 evening, asking the group’s support for Vietnam in establishing international financial centres, obtaining green finance, and developing the private sector.

VOV.VN - King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on April 2 evening, continuing their state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Luong Cuong and his spouse.

VOV.VN - The chief diplomats of Vietnam and Russia held talks in Moscow on April 2 during which they also discussed preparations for Party General Secretary To Lam’s coming trip and participation in the 80th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War in Moscow.