Vietnamese enterprises need to improve their social and environmental performance to secure their position in global supply chains, a seminar heard in Ho Chi Minh City last week.

The German Government has stated that it highly values development cooperation with Vietnam, highlighting the efficiency and quality of bilateral coordination.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance, the Delegation of the EU to Vietnam, and the German Embassy in Hanoi co-hosted the first meeting of the steering committee of the project on “Strengthening Public Financial Management in Vietnam” on January 17 in Hanoi.

Germany's weekly Die Zeit (The Times) has ran an article spotlighting Vietnam's prosperous economy and its open-door policy to investors, affirming that these has helped attract more German firms to explore investment and business opportunities in the country.

A delegation of Phu Yen province, led by Cao Thi Hoa An, Standing Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the People’s Council, is paying a working visit to Germany from December 20-23 to seek investment opportunities here.

Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Duong Anh Duc on November 29 hosted a reception for a visiting delegation of German businessmen and investors led by Torsten Bonew, First Deputy Mayor of Leipzig city.

VOV.VN - A Hanoi delegation led by Nguyen Thi Tuyen, standing deputy secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, recently went on a working visit to Germany, with a view to promoting friendship and co-operation between Hanoi and Berlin.

Vietnamese Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long met his German counterpart Marco Buschmann on November 24 to discuss boosting bilateral ties in the field.

VOV.VN - German airline Lufthansa Cargo announced on November 24 that it will begin operating its first direct flight from Frankfurt in Germany to Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Approximately 100 German enterprises attended an investment promotion conference held on November 21 in the south-central province of Binh Dinh as part of efforts to seek ways to conduct business in the locality.