VOV.VN - Foreign direct investments (FDI) has been one of the key catalysts spurring and transforming the nation into one of the most open economies in the region, said Joonsuk Park, head of International Subsidiary Banking and Wholesale Banking at HSBC Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam considers Japan a reliable, important and long-term strategic partner that shares many common strategic interests, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Director-General of the Japan's National Security Secretariat Takeo Akiba in Hanoi on March 6.

The central city of Da Nang welcomed about 742,500 visitors, including 195,300 foreign ones, in the first two months of this year, according to the city’s Department of Tourism.

VOV.VN - Ship SAR 273 of the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (Vietnam MRCC) docked in Nha Trang city of the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on March 3 as they took an Ukrainian sailor ashore for treatment after falling into a coma.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative (VJJI) has significantly contributed to improving the local business environment and raising the country’s overall competitiveness in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction.

French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad Olivier Becht on March 2 affirmed his willingness to cooperate with Ho Chi Minh City to put the agreed projects into place, especially those in transport and smart urban building.

VOV.VN - Leaders of China, Laos, Cambodia and Cuba have sent letters of congratulation to 53-year-old Politburo member Vo Van Thuong after he was elected State President of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 term.

As much as US$332.3 million in foreign investment was poured into Ho Chi Minh City in the first two months of this year, up 43.1% year on year, the municipal Statistics Office reported.

Despite the global recession that has hit e-commerce markets in the world’s biggest economies, Vietnam appears well positioned, in contrast, and is expected to grow through this phase, according to an article published on the foreign investment consulting firm Dezan Shira & Associates' Vietnam Briefing website.

The northern province of Hoa Binh held a conference on March 2 to foster cooperation with the Vietnam Business Association in Japan (VJBA).