VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held phone talks with his Lao counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihane on April 2, during which Hue thanked the Lao NA leader who was the first leader to send a congratulatory letter after he was elected as NA Chairman on March 31.

Vietnam’s export turnover of aquatic products in March has been estimated at around US$640 million, bringing the total for the first quarter of the year to US$1.64 billion, up 3% year-on-year.

The sudden increase in demand for land, factories, and warehouses in Vietnam has pushed up rental costs at industrial parks (IPs) near major cities, according to Savills Vietnam.

Fitch Ratings has revised Vietnam's outlook to “positive” from “stable” and affirmed the long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating at “BB”.

VOV.VN - The United States has congratulated Vietnam on their first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX campaign, with the arrival of 811,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. 

Outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia and Uzbekistan Ngo Duc Manh has held several meetings with Uzbekistan officials to seek measures to consolidate and promote the traditional Vietnam-Uzbekistan friendship in the new situation.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc ordered the health, tourism and diplomacy sectors to soon study and issue a "vaccine passport" mechanism in order to promote trade and investment while addressing the Government’s regular meeting on March 31.

VOV.VN - The nation only has limited room for fiscal and monetary policy, therefore requiring it to remain cautious when adopting a loosening monetary policy in terms of scale and duration, especially once economic activities return to normal.

Kim Dental, HCM City-based dental service provider, has been named in the ABC World Asia Impact Report 2020 – “Journey to Impact in Asia” – in recognition for its effort in increasing access to oral healthcare services and reducing the risks of oral and non-communicable diseases in Vietnam.

The stranding of the 400m-long container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal where over 10% of global cargo and 7% of the world’s oil are transshipped is raising concerns about affecting export activities of several Vietnamese enterprises, despite initial successes in the attempt to rescue this megaship.