VOV.VN - Vietnam places great importance on reinforcing traditional friendship and cooperation with Belarus, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, while receiving visiting Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Vladimirovich Kubrakov in Hanoi on April 26.

Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), with the legacy left by President Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam has made great achievements in its national reconstruction over the past 48 years, said Philip Fernandez, an active member of the Canada-Vietnam Friendship Society.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 26 for President of the Central Committee of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese rice exports during the first quarter of the year witnessed robust growth in both traditional and potential markets, with the number of rice export orders and price rising sharply, heard a meeting held on April 26 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The number of Vietnamese travelers visiting Japan hit a record high of over 161,000 in the first quarter of this year, up 31% compared to the figure recorded in the pre-pandemic period and 12 times higher than the same period from last year.

VOV.VN - As many as 70 local and international exhibitors are introducing their latest products and services at the fourth international exhibition for the fertiliser and pesticide industry (AgroChemEx Vietnam 2023) which is running from April 25 to April 26 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy will record steady growth of 6.5% this year and 6.6% in 2024, according to a report released on April 26 by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance (DMS) on April 25 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Schott AG, a leading group in the areas of specialty glass, glass-ceramics and glass innovations from Germany, aiming to promote cooperation in combating counterfeits products and enforcing intellectual property (IP) rights of Schott AG brands in Vietnam.

Bangkok-based SCG Packaging Plc (SCGP) has announced that it is acquiring a 70% stake in Starprint Vietnam JSC (SPV) for BTH1.53 billion (US$44.5 million) to take advantage of positive prospects in Vietnam.

The northern border gates have been restored after three years of stagnation, helping Vietnam's import-export turnover with China through the northern border provinces increase by 242% in the first quarter of this year over the same period last year.