The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened a law-making session on April 1 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, with two groups of issues to be tabled for discussion.

VOV.VN - The World Bank, in its East Asia and Pacific Economic Update released on April 1, 2024, forecast that the Vietnamese economy would grow by 5.5% this year, making it among top growth leaders in the world.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of US$8.08 billion in the first quarter of the year, almost double that of last year’s corresponding period, according to information provided by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Foreign direct investment (FDI) businesses recorded more than US$12.3 billion in trade surplus, including crude oil sales in the first quarter, reported the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien held a working session in Hanoi on March 28 with Marco Della Seta, Italian Ambassador to Vietnam and Regina Corradini D’Airenzo, CEO of SIMEST which is responsible for promoting Italian companies' outward investment and providing technical and financial support for investment projects.

VOV.VN - The export of agro-forestry-fishery products continued to be a bright spot in the overall picture of the national economy in the first quarter of 2024, generating a trade surplus of US$3.36 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam remains in the watch list for a possible reclassification from frontier to secondary emerging market status, according to FTSE Russel’s Country Classification review in March.

VOV.VN - Canada has committed to enhancing its presence within the ASEAN region, especially in Vietnam which is Canada’s extremely important partner, said Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Mary Ng.

Border provinces of Vietnam and China should continue close coordination and enhance trade promotion between the two sides, stressed the recent talks between the management boards of the economic zone of the northern province of Ha Giang and the Malypo border economic cooperation zone of China’s Yunnan province.

ASEAN member states and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have reached a consensus on the transposition of ASEAN-RoK Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA) Product Specific Rules from the Harmonised System Codes HS 2017 to HS 2022.