Vietnam and Algeria hope to enhance intergovernmental projects and cooperation in several areas, heard a meeting in Hanoi on July 26 between Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi and Algeria's Minister of War Veterans and Rights Holders Laid Rebigua who attended the state mourning of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

The Vietnam - Laos Trade Fair 2024 (VIETLAO EXPO), the largest annual trade promotion event co-hosted by the two countries’ Ministries of Industry and Trade, is being held in Vientiane from July 25 to 29.

In the coming time, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs will focus on improving the quality of Vietnamese workers working abroad under contracts. At the same time, continue to stabilize and maintain existing markets, develop and expand high-income markets, and be suitable to the qualifications and skills of Vietnamese workers.

At the recent conference “The Prime Minister with heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad on promoting economic diplomacy to foster economic growth in the last six months of 2024 and the following years”, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the imperative of intensifying economic diplomacy and strengthening both domestic and international engagements, aiming to proactively identify and capitalize on every potential cooperation opportunity to advance national development.

Vietnam continued to be the top source of rice in Singapore, with 73.4 million SGD (over 54.6 million USD) worth of rice shipment to the nation during January-June, a year-on-year surge of 54.67%.

Vietnam is the second-largest supplier of coffee to the United Kingdom (UK). The average export price of Vietnamese coffee to the UK in the first half of 2024 reached 3,941 USD per tonne, an increase of 68.4% compared to the same period last year.

Historically, the third plenary sessions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China mainly focused on major economic and social reforms of the nation, set the direction of the country's reforms and aimed to address strategic issues with distinct characteristics of the times.

Despite ongoing geopolitical and inflationary risks, industry leaders indicate a strong signal of recovery shifting investment opportunities in the second half of 2024 and beyond.

Singapore is the largest investor and has registered to pump nearly $6.52 billion in, up 79.1 per cent.

Trump policies could further ignite the price of the metal already trading near record.