State President Luong Cuong held brief meetings with the Prime Ministers of Japan and New Zealand, the heads of delegations from Papua New Guinea and Peru, and the Chief Executive of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the Republic of Korea on October 31 afternoon (local time).

State President Luong Cuong received John Denton, Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), in Gyeongju city, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on October 30, on the occasion of the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week.

The German state of Hessen stands ready to support and cooperate with Vietnam in developing international financial centres, particularly in training, consulting, and investment promotion, its Minister of Science and Research, Arts and Culture Timon Gremmels said on October 21.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Van Duoc recently paid a working visit to the United States to promote international cooperation for its International Financial Centre project, aiming to become a leading financial hub in the region.

The UK-Vietnam Business Summit 2025 will be held on November 5 in Ho Chi Minh City, with two strategic priorities — developing an international financial centre in Vietnam and advancing renewable energy, key pillars of future bilateral cooperation.

VOV.VN - The 38th Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 38) recently unveiled that Ho Chi Minh City has climbed three notches from March to 95th out of 120 cities worldwide in September, far higher than Bangkok (Thailand) in the 102nd position.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh have met with top UAE officials, including ADGM Chairman Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, to discuss strengthening bilateral investment ties and developing Vietnam’s international financial centre (IFC).

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh on September 22 highlighted the need to establish a transparent legal framework with outstanding preferential policies that are predictable and in line with international practices for investors engaging in developing Vietnam’s international financial centre.

Vietnamese Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang has urged London’s financial hub to work closely with Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang to develop an international financial centre in Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City will begin construction of a long-planned international financial centre (IFC) in September, part of Vietnam’s push to position itself as a regional financial hub alongside Singapore and Hong Kong (China).