The Vietnam - Russia Tropical Centre under the Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on March 7 to celebrate its 35th traditional day (March 7) and receive the first-class Labour Order.

A roundtable was held in St. Petersburg on March 6, discussing the history of friendship between Russia and Vietnam through meetings of Soviet Union leader Iosif .V. Stalin and President Ho Chi Minh.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representatives have actively participated in speeches and discussions covering many topics at a regular meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is taking place from March 6 to March 10 in Vienna in Austria.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 7 received a visiting delegation of Japanese economic organisations, who are in Vietnam to attend the Vietnam-Japan high-level economic conference.

As many countries plan to adopt the Global Minimum Tax Rate (GMTR) in 2024, experts are concerned that the entry into force of the rate would discourage foreign companies from locating their operations in low-tax countries.

The Vietnamese real estate market has remained attractive to foreign investors and investment funds despite difficulties countering domestic firms, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s exports of timber and wood products during the opening two months of the year dropped by 34.8% to US$1.6 billion against the same period from last year, according to details given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Foreign direct investments (FDI) has been one of the key catalysts spurring and transforming the nation into one of the most open economies in the region, said Joonsuk Park, head of International Subsidiary Banking and Wholesale Banking at HSBC Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Phan Van Mai, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, suggested stepping up co-operation with Denmark in energy transition and restructuring industries as a means of moving towards high-added value, green, and sustainable development, during a reception held on March 6 for Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolai Prytz.

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General To Lam on March 6 hosted a reception for Secretary-General of Japan's National Security Secretariat (NSS) Takeo Akiba, during which he called for the regular exchange of information between the two sides to strengthen their practical cooperation.