A conference was held in Vientiane on March 14 to promote the use of the Lao kip (LAK) and the Vietnam dong (VND) in payments for goods and services between the two countries.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam visited South Australia from March 11–14 to seek stronger cooperation between Vietnam and the Australian state.

Vietnam and Singapore see an ample room to enhance their economic cooperation, particularly in trade, heard a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on March 13.

Special Envoy of the Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien had a working session with US Trade Representative Jamieson L. Greer on March 13 to advance bilateral economic and trade cooperation.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on March 13 issued a decision on the results of its review regarding anti-evasion measures applied to certain cane sugar products imported from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, and Myanmar.

Canada's recent changes in trade policies, which focus on reducing domestic trade barriers, are expected to provide significant benefits to Vietnam's exports.

VOV.VN - Vice President of the Brazilian Senate Eduardo Gomes has praised the growing trade ties between Vietnam and Brazil and proposed organizing an exhibition on Vietnam at the Senate.

VOV.VN - Petrol prices were revised down as of 3:00PM on March 13 by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, standing below the VND20,000/l mark.

VOV.VN - New Zealand’s news website RNZ published an article on March 12 titled "Why we want to be mates with Vietnam," shedding light on Vietnam’s impressive economic growth and its expanding trade ties, including with New Zealand.

The Korean Exchange (KRX) trading system is expected to be operational this May or June, following a testing phase, the State Securities Commission (SSC) has said.