The US has agreed to begin negotiations on a reciprocal trade agreement with Vietnam, as proposed by Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc at his meeting with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on April 9.

VOV.VN - The government of Vietnam has requested that the United States temporarily suspend the imposition of the newly unveiled reciprocal tariff on Vietnamese commodities exported into the United States for 1 to 3 months to allow for negotiations, to ensure fairness and mutual benefit for both sides.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has called for stronger efforts to complete the restructuring projects of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) for approval within the first quarter of this year.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc on December 12 urged ministries and sectors to do their utmost to implement the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s 17 recommendations to lift Vietnam out of its list of Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring (grey list) related to money laundering.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc said on November 5 that artificial intelligence (AI) will be used to monitor and manage revenue, transactions, and sales activities on e-commerce platforms.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc participated in a penal discussion “Re-Designing Economic Systems for Sustainable Future” in Hamburg, Germany, on October 8, as part of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2024.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc voiced Vietnam’s desire to further cultivate and deepen its comprehensive strategic partnership with China during September 24 talks with his Chinese counterpart Ding Xuexiang in Guangxi.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc put forward four priority areas for China-ASEAN cooperation at the opening of the 21st China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and the 21st China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) in Nanning city, Guangxi, on September 24.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc on September 23 met with Liu Ning, secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and chairman of the Standing Committee of the region's People's Congress.

VOV.VN - Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc introduced Vietnam’s stock market potential in Singapore, saying the country is trying to meet the criteria for upgrading the stock market in the near future.