VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet joined with 300 senior officials, researchers, and scholars from more than 30 countries worldwide to attend the sixth Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which took place from May 12 to May 13.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet and his Bangladeshi counterpart Masud Bin Momen have recently co-chaired the second Vietnam-Bangladesh political consultation in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang recently attended the second EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum in Stockholm.

Experts and economists gathered at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on May 12 to discuss measures to help the southern largest economic hub enhance its attractiveness to foreign investors amid its standstill situation in drawing foreign direct investment (FDI).

The trip to Indonesia by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage to attend the 42nd ASEAN Summit from May 9 to 11 has become a fine success which saw the leader make several proposals for promoting the self-reliance and unlocking resources for the development of the ASEAN Community, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has said.

Foreign investors still put their trust in the Vietnamese economy, but it is important to take measures for sustaining the upward trend in foreign direct investment (FDI), an expert has said.

VOV.VN - The Government has requested that the National Assembly move to consider and grant approval to a resolution at its upcoming session to facilitate visa and immigration policies in an effort to promote socio-economic development and stimulate tourism.

Amid the fluctuation of the global financial market, the exchange rate in Vietnam has remained stable in the first four months of this year, and the Vietnam dong has been considered one of the most stable currencies in Asia, according to experts.

VOV.VN - Among the 39 countries and territories currently investing in the northern province of Bac Ninh, the Republic of Korea (RoK) leads the way in terms of both scale and investment capital with 589 projects worth about US$13.68 billion, accounting for 65% of total foreign investment capital in industrial parks in the province.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has instructed its Consular Department to contact the Philippine Embassy in Vietnam and ask for support in assisting the Vietnamese citizens among the over 1,000 forced labourers recently rescued in Pampanga province of the archipelago nation.