VOV.VN - The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST); the Australian Embassy in Vietnam; and CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, came together on June 30 to launch a “Vietnam-Australia Innovation Partnership Day” in Hanoi.

The disbursement of public investment funded by official development assistance (ODA) in localities in the first six months of this year has reached only 7.6% of the year’s target, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

International migration plays an increasingly important role, affecting the development of nations, Deputy Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang said at the ASEAN Plus Three High Level Forum on Migration Policies in Beijing, China, on June 28.

VOV.VN - China considers Vietnam a priority partner in its overall periphery diplomacy, Chinese President and Party General Secretary Xi Jinping told Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh in Beijing on June 27.

VOV.VN - Since establishing relations in 1989, Vietnam and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have shown strong co-operation in holding macro policy consultations, reducing plastic waste, promoting sustainable agriculture, narrowing the labour skills gap, and speeding up digital transformation.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly recently passed a bill featuring new and open policies on immigration procedures – a move which is expected to provide the tourism industry with a strong boost moving forward.

VOV.VN - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen affirmed that the Cambodian side’s peace policy is in line with Vietnamese peace policy, thereby promoting complementary trade and investment activities.

VOV.VN - With a majority of votes in favour, the National Assembly on June 24 passed a resolution on specific development policies for Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s largest economic and financial hub.

VOV.VN - Lawmakers on June 24 approved the Government’s proposals to increase the validity of electronic visas for foreigners to 90 days from the current 30 days.

The government bond yields in Vietnam have dropped across all tenors from March to June, resulting in the largest downward shift in the country’s bond yield curve among Asian nations, with an average decline of 136 basis points.