Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, who leads the Government’s negotiation delegation on reciprocal trade agreement with the US, met with US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper in Hanoi on May 7 to advance ongoing negotiations addressing bilateral economic and trade matters.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Azerbaijan have agreed to establish the strategic partnership following talks in Baku between Party General Secretary To Lam and President Ilham Aliyev.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has underlined the need to bolster investment and trade cooperation commensurate with the newly established Strategic Partnership between the two countries, aiming to raise bilateral trade turnover to US$5 billion by 2030.

Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Dao Minh Tu provided further details on the direction, mechanism, and expected timeline of the preferential credit package worth VND500 trillion (about US$20 billion) to support businesses investing in infrastructure and digital technology, at the Government’s monthly regular press conference.

Vietnam Airlines has adjusted flight routes and operational plans for flights between Vietnam and Europe to ensure the safety of passengers and crew, given the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority’s announcement of the temporary closure of its airspace starting from 2:55am on May 7 (Vietnam time).

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines officially launched a direct air route connecting Hanoi and Milan on May 7 as part of the Vietnam–Europe Tourism Promotion Program, aimed at boosting tourism and economic ties between Vietnam and Italy.

VOV.VN - Tourism operators fear that Thailand will lose its position as the top Southeast Asian (SEA) destination to Vietnam in a few years, Thai newspaper Bangkok Post wrote in recent article.

A Vietnam Airlines flight en route from Hanoi to Frankfurt, German, had to make an unscheduled landing in Turkey on May 6 to assist a passenger experiencing a serious health problem.

Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attended the Vietnam–Kazakhstan Friendship Concert in Astana on May 6, as part of the Vietnamese leader’s ongoing state visit.

Since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1992, Vietnam and Azerbaijan have witnessed increasingly positive developments in their bilateral relations, with economic and trade cooperation emerging as a highlight.