After years of preparation in planning and strategy, the development of an international financial centre (IFC) in Ho Chi Minh City has entered a substantive implementation phase, driven by new cooperation agreements with leading global financial institutions and internationally standardised training programmes, paving the way for its launch in 2025.

Vietnam regards the establishment of an international financial centre as one of the key institutional breakthroughs and an important move to unlock resources, accelerate growth model transformation associated with economic restructuring and enhance national competitiveness, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on November 4.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese athletes have made a promising start at the ongoing Jujitsu World Championship 2025 in Thailand, earning one silver and one bronze medal.

VOV.VN - Six Vietnamese and Swiss photographers are showcasing their works at an exhibition titled “Time and the Cities,” which opened at the Long Bien Art Fair in Hanoi on November 3.