Vietnam witnessed an significant increase in the number of international tourist arrivals by sea in the first quarter of 2023, showing that cruise tourism has great potential for further development in the Southeast Asian nation.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in Vientiane, Laos, on April 4 to attend the fourth Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong expressed their appreciation for the positive development in joint relations on both bilateral and multilateral levels during talks held at Istana Palace in Singapore on February 9.

A workshop on building common development strategies for higher education was held at the Free University of Brussels (ULB) in Belgium on September 29, attracting representatives of eight Vietnamese and Cambodian universities and the Francophone University Agency (AUF).

VOV.VN - Representatives of the Danish Embassy and investors have vowed to implement a mammoth offshore wind farm project in Hai Phong city during a recent meeting with leaders of the municipal administration.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has approved reforms to the tax system.

Vietnam expects to add 9,600 MW of power from biomass by 2030, but that will need added incentives.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has recently signed a decision approving the National Statistical Development Strategy for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2045.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the US Grains Council (USGC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation in the agricultural field.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has recently issued the Vietnamese Youth Development Strategy for the 2021-2030 period under Decision No.1331/QD-TTg.