Vietnam proposes ASEAN, GCC formulate new inter-regional cooperation model (28/05/2025)
Addressing the 2nd ASEAN - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 27. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested the two blocs jointly shape a new inter-regional cooperation model.

Viettel and Korea Telecom sign strategic partnership (28/05/2025)
Viettel and Korea Telecom signed a deal on May 26 to accelerate AI transformation, enhancing Vietnam's technological competitiveness in the region.

Vietjet seals deal with Airbus for 20 A330neo wide-body planes (28/05/2025)
Vietjet signed an aircraft purchase agreement with European aerospace giant Airbus for 20 A330-900 wide-body jets on May 26, marking a milestone in the carrier’s development plan for the next decade.

Vietnamese mangoes account for 97% of China's mango import market share (27/05/2025)
Nearly 40,700 tons of Vietnamese mangoes exported to China in the first quarter of 2025.

PM directs to boost sustainable durian production and export (27/05/2025)
Durian growing area increases 19.5% annually.

Relations deepen with France in food and beverages (27/05/2025)
Vietnam’s fast-evolving food and beverage landscape is attracting renewed attention from French businesses as both countries seek to strengthen trade ties and capitalise on the region’s rising demand for quality products.

French ready with quality link-ups (27/05/2025)
Vietnam and France are set to expand bilateral ties in new sectors backed by the two countries’ newly established cooperation framework also seconded through free trade with the EU.

Vietnam increasingly central to major FDI strategies (27/05/2025)
Vietnam continues to sharpen its edge as a preferred destination for foreign investment across key sectors.

Vietnam and France agree to strengthen financial cooperation (27/05/2025)
Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang met with Eric Lombard, Minister for the Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty of the French Republic on May 26 to promote economic and financial cooperation.


Vietnam races to fix durian export hurdles as China tightens quality checks (26/05/2025)
Traders and exporters have called for establishing quarantine checkpoints at durian orchards, and stop the use of illegal fertilizers so that Vietnam could again export freely to China.

Vegetable, fruit exports to China plummet as durian shipments stalled (26/05/2025)
The contamination problem holding up durian exports has caused overall fruit and vegetable exports to China to decline by 33% so far this year to US$778 million.

FDI Attraction Strategy (26/05/2025)
While its FDI performance in 2024 was notable, the time has nonetheless come for Vietnam to adopt a bold and integrated new FDI strategy.

HCM City attracts $1.425 bln of FDI in Q1 (26/05/2025)
By the end of March, there were 13,856 active FDI projects in the southern city with a combined registered capital of over $59.44 billion.

Vietnam, South Korea seek to strengthen transport ties (26/05/2025)
Vietnamese Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh on May 20 had a meeting with South Korean Ambassador to Vietnam Choi Youngsam in Hanoi to discuss future cooperation opportunities.

Mekong Delta’s foreign trade value in 4M up nearly 14% (21/05/2025)
The region’s total export and import turnover in the period stood at $14.4 billion.

Vietnam, US start second round of negotiations on reciprocal trade agreement (21/05/2025)
Both sides discussing a comprehensive approach to addressing fundamental issues of mutual concern and accelerating the negotiation process.

Senegal seeks to boost cooperation with Vietnam (21/05/2025)
Senegalese businesses highly value the experience and financial capacity of Vietnamese enterprises and are eager to form partnerships

A $6 bln investment agreement for green energy, oil refinery projects signed in HCM city (21/05/2025)
The agreement reached between Vietnam’s KOGI Group, Mazda Oil Corporation and Kenwa Group from Japan, and several Middle Eastern conglomerates.

AI-led startups gain traction in Vietnam (21/05/2025)
AI companies and startups are accelerating their market expansion in Vietnam by leveraging disruptive technology and fostering new growth initiatives.