VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has allowed foreign investors to place stock trading orders through global brokerage firms without opening local accounts, a move aimed at easing market access and supporting the country’s bid for an emerging-market upgrade.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Finance Minister Tran Quoc Phuong met with his Chinese counterpart Liao Min in Shanghai on February 3 to discuss Vietnam’s preparations for hosting the APEC Finance Ministers’ Process 2027.

VOV.VN - East Asia and Southeast Asia accounted for the largest share of overall bookings this Lunar New Year season, with Vietnam, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Indonesia ranking among the fastest-growing destinations.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on February 3 defended its record on gender equality and women’s rights during a dialogue with the United Nations committee overseeing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), highlighting recent legal reforms and pledging further action.

The Embassy of Vietnam in China held a formal ceremony on the evening of February 2 to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic relations (January 18, 1950 – 2026).

Le Hoai Trung, Politburo member, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy of Party General Secretary To Lam, held talks with Wang Yi, Politburo member, Director of the Office of the Commission for Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China.

Vietnam has launched an updated corporate governance framework aimed at lifting standards among listed and public companies and aligning the market more closely with international practice as investor expectations continue to rise.

Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong received a delegation of the Committee on National Security of the Hungarian NA led by Committee Chairman Zoltan Sas in Hanoi on February 3.

VOV.VN - Dozens of employees of a bank in southern Vietnam have been hospitalised after showing symptoms of suspected food poisoning following a year-end party, local health authorities said on February 3.

Vietnam aims to rank among the top three ASEAN countries and the world’s top 30 in the Soft Power Index by 2045, while becoming an attractive destination for tourism, investment, innovation and international cultural exchange, supporting its goal of becoming a developed, high-income nation.