General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam met with overseas Vietnamese intellectuals in Singapore on March 11 to discuss and listen to petitions and suggestions for development policies, as part of their official visit to the city-state.

Governor of Saint Petersburg Aleksander Beglov has signed a decree naming a square in the northern part of Russia’s second-largest city after President Ho Chi Minh.

VOV.VN - On the morning of March 12 (local time), Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse, Ngo Phuong Ly, attended an orchid-naming ceremony at the National Orchid Garden within the Singapore Botanic Gardens, as part of his official visit to the island city state.

The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) held a seminar in Hanoi on March 11 to release outcomes of its recent research on the country’s gender equality as a driver of sustainable development.

Vietnamese food has drawn much attention from Japanese consumers as it has been featured at the Foodex Japan 2025 - one of the largest international food and beverage exhibitions in Asia, which kicked off in Tokyo on March 11.

The Korean Exchange (KRX) trading system is expected to be operational this May or June, following a testing phase, the State Securities Commission (SSC) has said.

Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and over 200 representatives of the Vietnamese community in Singapore on March 11 evening, as part of his ongoing visit to the island-city state from March 11-13.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City plans to build its international financial centre in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area, covering a total area of 9.2ha, according to the Municipal Department of Science and Technology.

VOV.VN - Two delegations consisting of 23 exporting companies from Jeonnam and Chungbuk provinces of the Republic of Korea will visit Vietnam and engage in an Korea-Vietnam trade exchange in Hanoi, according to the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA Hanoi).

A series of positive developments since the start of the year has sparked optimism for the tourism sector, with industry insiders anticipating a booming season ahead.