Several banks swiftly lowered deposit interest rates last week, paving the way for reductions in lending rates in the near future to bolster businesses and fuel recovery.

Vietnam is considering relaxing its two-child policy due to a low birth rate, one of the lowest in Southeast Asia.

VOV.VN - The central province of Quang Tri will adjust the Lao Bao Special Economic - Trade Zone master plan until 2045 for submission to the Prime Minister for approval, in order to optimize its development potential.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has so far established a comprehensive strategic partnership with ten countries worldwide, namely China, Russia, India, the Republic of Korea (RoK), the United States, Japan, Australia, France, Malaysia, and New Zealand.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Vu Trung My recently visited Trujillo, one of the 23 states in Venezuela, to explore cooperation opportunities, especially in trade and agriculture, with Vietnam.

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) is organising a ‘Trade Delegation to Japan,’ combined with participation in the World Expo Osaka 2025, to implement the 2025 National Trade Promotion Programme.

VOV.VN - Hanoi served 496,450 foreign arrivals in February, marking a year-on-year increase of 29.6%, according to the capital’s Department of Tourism.

VOV.VN - Japan, the United States, China, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and the EU were Vietnam’s five largest seafood export markets in January, with Japan being the largest consumer, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Finance (MoF) will draft a new resolution on breakthrough mechanisms and policies for the development of the private economic sector, in an effort to create more favourable conditions for private enterprises to grow and contribute to the national economy.

A 40% increase in infrastructure investment that the Vietnamese Government is now planning would add approximately 2 percentage points to Vietnam’s 2025 GDP growth - if the Government manages to hit its disbursement targets this year, according to Michael Kokalari, chief economist at VinaCapital.