VOV.VN - The government is drafting a National Assembly resolution on slashing the value added tax to 8% from the current 10% to support businesses and people.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and Secretary of State of the Cambodian Ministry of National Defene General Neang Phat co-hosted the sixth Vietnam - Cambodia Defence Policy Dialogue held at the border post of Moc Bai International Border Gate in the southern province of Tay Ninh.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, empowered by the State President, on April 19 presented a Friendship Medal to Dr. Michael Parsons, a policy advisor to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), in honour of his contributions to the sustainable development of the environmental sector and the friendship between Vietnam and Australia.

VOV.VN - The sixth Vietnam-Cambodia Defence Policy Dialogue at a deputy ministerial level was held on April 19 at the Moc Bai International Border Gate in the southern province of Tay Ninh.

Vietnam’s food industry is growing strongly thanks to people’s improved income, increased purchasing power, and the supply of diverse and highly competitive products, an official told a policy dialogue in Hanoi on April 13.

In recent years, bamboo has been held in high regard within the concept of the country’s modern diplomacy, to promote a unique and special foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, flexibility, and diversification of relations.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always considers the United States as one of the most important partners in its foreign policy, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told US congressmen in Hanoi on April 8.

An online seminar on India’s foreign trade policy in 2023 was held by the Vietnam Trade Office in New Delhi on April 5, attracting the participation of representatives from Vietnamese agencies and businesses, and researchers.

The Government has agreed to propose to the National Assembly some new policies relating to the immigration, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam, including one on a visa extension to 90 days.

VOV.VN - Minister of State at the UK Ministry of Defense Baroness Goldie paid a visit to Vietnam on March 29-30 to further strengthen defense cooperation between the UK and Vietnam, according to the British Embassy in Hanoi.