VOV.VN - Vietnamese Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung and visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó on October 16 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on financial cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide is scheduled to visit Hanoi from October 18 to October 20 as part of his first ever overseas trip, indicating that Vietnam is an important part of Japan’s foreign policy.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City hosted a ceremony on October 13 in order to welcome the arrival of the first set of carriages which will be used on the Metro Line No 1 Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien.

Ten out of 12 ministries and agencies have committed to completing the disbursement of foreign loans this year after adjusting down their capital plans, the Ministry of Finance has reported.

VOV.VN - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will continue to effectively carry out a range of projects through the Japanese Government’s ODA despite the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

Ministers and leaders of People’s Committees of cities and provinces nationwide are required to remove difficulties and promote the disbursement of public investment as well as production, business and consumption.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has suggested Vietnam and the Republic of Korea should strive to achieve US$100 billion in bilateral trade this year, while promoting other areas of cooperation.

The central city of Da Nang has called for total investment of VND47.5 trillion (US$2 billion) from the State Budget and foreign sources for the development of 38 projects between 2021-2025, focusing on transport and traffic.

VOV.VN - With Japan consistently being a leading trade and investment partner, in addition to the largest ODA provider of the nation for many years, both nations are striving to increase and expand co-operation in security, culture, and social affairs.

Problems remain in the implementation of Hanoi’s middle-term public investment plan for the 2016-2020 period, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Phung Thi Hong Ha said.