VOV.VN - Both nations have agreed to step up cooperation in energy, trade, investment, and tourism during their fifth political consultation in Kuwait, while reaffirming their determination to take bilateral ties to new heights.

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.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang hosted a September 19 reception in Hanoi for a delegation from the France-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group in the French Senate, led by Chairman Senator Alain Cadec, during their visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) has rolled out an action programme to boost international tourist arrivals to Vietnam in the coming months, aiming to fulfil the goal of welcoming 25 million international visitors in 2025.

VOV.VN - A conference on boosting economic cooperation between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held on September 17 by the Vietnam Embassy in Seoul in coordination with the Department of External Affairs and Cultural Diplomacy under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Tay Ninh, Nghe An, and Quang Tri provinces.

VOV.VN - Vietnam continues to attract high-quality foreign direct investment to support industrial restructuring and productivity growth, while also drawing indirect investment via the stock market to diversify funding sources, optimise financial structures, and enhance market liquidity, stability, and sustainability.

Party General Secretary To Lam has urged the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to continue closely coordinating with central and local agencies to proactively, cohesively, and effectively carry out foreign affairs and international integration tasks.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang, head of the Vietnamese delegation, and Monsignor Mirosław Wachowski, Undersecretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, have recently co-chaired the 12th meeting of the Vietnam-Holy See Joint Working Group at the Vatican.

The policy of expanding foreign ownership quotas for eligible projects to sell to foreigners is seen as an important step to help the market absorb international capital, while positioning Ho Chi Minh City as an integrated real estate hub in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam’s industrial property market is heating up as foreign investors pour billions of dollars into factories, warehouses and ready-built facilities, driven by accelerating supply chain shifts and a new surge of global capital.