VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is to leave Hanoi for an official visit to Switzerland on November 25 which is expected to lay a foundation for a new stage of cooperation between Vietnam and Switzerland.

VOV.VN - Nearly 50 years on since the establishment of diplomatic ties with Japan, bilateral relations have never been as good as they are now, whilst there remains bright prospects ahead, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during a luncheon and dialogue with leading Japanese investors.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage held a working session on November 24 with leaders of several major Japanese groups involving in digital transformation as part of his ongoing trip to Japan.

The first Vietnamese digital platform for retail necessities named G Market multi-function market was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on November 21.

Nearly 1,000 Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan are gathering at a forum opened on November 20 to contribute opinions to help with national development in the post-pandemic period.

Vietnam is expected to be the fastest-growing e-commerce market in Southeast Asia by 2026, with e-commerce Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) reaching US$56 billion by 2026, 4.5 times the estimated value of 2021, according to a report by Facebook and Bain & Company.

An international workshop on active aging, innovation and application of digital technology in care for older persons in ASEAN was held in Hanoi on November 19.

MobiFone has become the first telecoms company to provide Mobile Money services in Vietnam after receiving permission from the State Bank of Vietnam on November 18.

VOV.VN - The 22nd version of the Vietnam Film Festival 2021 officially kicked off on November 18 in the ancient capital of Hue in the central province of Thua Thien Hue.

Around 85% of Vietnamese banking consumers are more likely to use online and digital banking services compared to 18 months ago, according to a new report from SaaS cloud banking platform Mambu.