VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 11 met with governor-general of New Zealand Cyndy Kiro in Wellington as part of his ongoing official visit to New Zealand.

The outcomes of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Australia, especially the upgrade of the Vietnam-Australia to a comprehensive strategic partnership, have opened up a new chapter in the bilateral relationship that is growing deeper, more effective and substantial, commented scholars.

Vietnam witnessed the establishment of 22,128 enterprises in the first two months of the year with combined registered capital of nearly VND219 trillion (US$8.88 billion), according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Business Registration Management Agency.

A high-ranking delegation of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) led by alternate member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and HCYU First Secretary Bui Quang Huy paid a working visit to Belarus from March 8-10.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) size last year was estimated to stand at about US$433.3 billion, ranking fifth in Southeast Asia, according to the latest figures released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

VOV.VN - New Zealand businesses highly appreciated Vietnam’s economic prospects as well as its conducive business investment environment, during their meeting with visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Wellington on March 11.

Domestic automobile market is currently facing a situation of high supply and low demand. This has resulted in a decline in sales and an excess of inventory for carmakers.

The 9th Japan Vietnam Festival, themed “Hold hands together - From now on”, was held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 9-10, starting a series of cultural, sport, trade and tourism activities between the two countries.

Vietnam always identifies science and technology as a top national policy and an important driving force for the country's rapid and sustainable development, Ambassador Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to UNESCO has told UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences Lidia Arthur Brito.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and New Zealand will soon resume direct flights disrupted due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak in an effort to expand cooperation in economics-trade-investment, tourism, culture, sports, and people-to-people, among others.