The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia organised a seminar on April 19 on prospects for Vietnam-Russia digital economic cooperation, attracting over 100 delegates representing ministries, sectors, research institutes, and business associations of the two countries.

A representative of Vietnam has affirmed the youth’s commitment to joining hands in climate change response, while attending a plenary session of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum in New York on April 17.

VOV.VN - Overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s largest economic and financial hub, rose more than 35% in the first quarter of this year to nearly US$2.87 billion, according to the State Bank of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City branch.

German enterprises are particularly interested in expanding investment cooperation with Binh Duong province, Urs Unkauf, Federal Managing Director of the Global Economic Network under the German Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade (BWA), said at a working session with leaders of the southern province of Binh Duong on April 16.

VOV.VN - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) country director for Vietnam Shantanu Chakraborty has said the Asian financial institution is optimistic about the country’s economic prospects this year.

VOV.VN - The Voice of Vietnam online paper (VOV Online) will host a business forum in Hanoi on April 17 to seek ways to accelerate green economic development in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Paraguayan Minister of Industry and Commerce Javier Gimenez highlighted the great potential for economic, trade and investment cooperation between Paraguay and Vietnam in a recent working session held in Buenos Aires with Vietnamese Ambassador Ngo Minh Nguyet and Ambassadors of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand.

A report on the food and beverage business in Vietnam in 2023 found that Vietnamese spend up to VND70,000 on each visit to a café.

Vietnam needs to take advantage of opportunities to overcome difficulties and keep up with global trends; and create good, better quality foundations in terms of institutions, infrastructure and human resources for breakthrough development, according to an economist.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Vo Van Hoan on April 10 received former Vice-Chancellor, former Minister of Health and Minister of Economics and Technology of Germany Philipp Rösler who is joining a delegation of German firms to visit the city.