The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM Hanoi 2025) officially opened in Hanoi on April 10 under the theme “Developing Green Destinations - Elevating Vietnamese Tourism”.

Ho Chi Minh City will invest nearly VND650 billion (over US$25.2 million) to install rooftop solar power systems with a total capacity of over 43MW at 438 public administrative agencies, according to Nguyen Thi Kim Ngoc, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.

The European Union is concerned that Chinese goods, previously destined for the US, could be redirected to the European market due to the reciprocal tariffs, said Nguyen Thi Hoang Thuy, head of the Vietnam Trade Office in Sweden, concurrently in charge of the Nordic market.

English Premier League football club, Chelsea FC, has announced a partnership deal with FPT Corporation, one of Vietnam’s leading technology solutions providers.

The April 30, 1975 victory was a defining moment not only for Vietnam but also for the global revolutionary movement, marking the end of the anti-US war and leading to national reunification under the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s leadership, said Chairman of the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Japan Dr. Nguyen Hong Son.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien called for ASEAN to stay united and composed in its cooperation with the United States, emphasising the importance of promoting collaboration with external partners, including the US, in areas of mutual interest.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet and Owen Jenkins, Director General for Indo-Pacific, Middle East and North Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) of the UK, co-chaired the 4th ASEAN-UK Senior Officials’ Meeting (AUKSOM) in the central city of Da Nang on April 10.

Vietnam Airlines on April 9 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Citibank, N.A., securing a funding commitment exceeding US$560 million to support its strategic investment initiatives.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Vietnam on April 14 – 15, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Binh Dinh Economic Zone Authority has granted an investment certificate to Denmark-based MASCOT INTERNATIONAL A/S for a high-quality garment manufacturing project worth more than VND1.29 trillion (approximately US$52 million).