VOV.VN - Vietnamese and Lao Prime Ministers have reaffirmed both nations' consistent policy of attaching great importance to and giving the top priority to the consolidation and cultivation of the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on January touched down at Wattay International Airport, Vientiane on January 11, staring their two-day visit to Laos at the invitation of Lao PM Sonexay Siphandone.

The focal task of the diplomatic sector is to serve sustainable and self-reliant national development and to guarantee national interests at the highest possible level, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told the sector’s teleconference on January 10.

VOV.VN - Vietnam prioritizes strengthening the traditional friendship, good neighbourly relations, and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodia, in the interest of the two peoples, and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the rest of the world.

Executive Chairman of the China-ASEAN Business Council and Chairman of the RCEP Industry Cooperation Committee Xu Ningning has hailed Vietnam as one of the fastest growing economies in ASEAN in 2022.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022 is forecast to reach about US$413.81 billion, thereby ranking 37th in the world, according to the latest projection on the GDP scale for countries globally made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The 2022 Government AI Readiness Index report shows that Vietnam ranks 55th globally and sixth among 10 ASEAN countries in terms of readiness for artificial intelligence (AI).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s shipping fleet has recently undergone an increase in its performance to rank third in Southeast Asia and 22nd in the world overall, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

VOV.VN - Vietnam reopened its doors at the start of the year following a two-year hiatus caused by COVID-19, creating conditions for diplomatic activities to reach full steam once again, marked by top Vietnamese leaders’ overseas trips.

A surge of 87% was seen in tra fish exports to ASEAN markets in the first 11 months of this year to US$183 million, accounting for about 8% of total export revenue of the product in the period.