After more than two decades of planning, the vision of establishing an international financial centre (IFC) in Ho Chi Minh City is finally gaining real momentum as the Politburo has officially endorsed the proposal, drawing significant attention from both domestic and international investors.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh on April 28 expressed his hoped that international organisations and financial institutions that have been doing business successfully in Vietnam will be the first members to be present at Vietnam’s first international financial centres and have a foothold in this market.

VOV.VN - The police in the central province of Nghe An uncovered a large-scale financial crime operation on April 22 involving a transnational money laundering network and gambling via website "xxx88".

VOV.VN - Delegates shared experience in revitalizing and unleashing finance strategy for global green growth during a ministerial session in Hanoi on April 17 as part of the fourth Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 Summit (P4G).

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has proposed a penalty of up to 20 years in prison and VND3 billion (US$116,000) for food safety offences.

The distinctive cultural elements of Vietnam and Russia were beautifully interwoven at the Vietnam Day programme recently held at Financial University (FA) under the Government of the Russian Federation.

Vietnam’s new-age carrier Vietjet Air and AV AirFinance have signed a financial agreement worth US$300 million, bringing the total trade ties between the airline and the US to US$64 billion.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded US$10.98 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first quarter of the year, representing a year-on-year rise of 34.7%, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Finance.

Vietnam is developing a roadmap for establishing an international financial centre (IFC), with the aim of building connections with major IFCs both regionally and globally.

VOV.VN - Vietnam desires to increase cooperation with Germany’s Hessen state, especially in financial market development, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh told Alexander Lorz, Minister of Finance of the State of Hessen, Germany, during a meeting on March 25.