The Director General of Vietnam Customs signed Decision 1254/QD-TCHQ dated May 28, 2024 on promulgating the Digital Transformation Plan of Vietnam Customs in 2024.

Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives and Chairperson of the Australia-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group Sharon Claydon hailed the sound relations between the legislative bodies of Australia and Vietnam at a reception for Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam in Canberra on May 31.

President of the Czech Republic-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group Petra Quittova has applauded the positive development of parliamentary relations between the two countries in recent times.

The event is expected to provide practical opportunities for Vietnamese businesses in the Eco tech industry to approach new market trends, innovative technical and technological achievements.

The cashew industry is at risk of disruption since raw nut exporters in West Africa are not fulfilling their contracts with local firms, according to the Việt Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas).

LS Eco Energy, the Vietnamese subsidiary of the Republic of Korea’s LS Cable & System, is planning to build submarine cable plants in Việt Nam and Europe to capitalise on the soaring demand for extra-high-voltage submarine cables.

There remains much untapped potential for trade and investment between Việt Nam and Malaysia, a meeting heard last Friday in HCM City.

It’s now a good time for connecting businesses of the two countries in the healthcare industry, particularly after the opening of an Export Development Canada office in Việt Nam.

Customs cooperation plays a vital role in building, developing and maintaining the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) when ASEAN becomes a single market, a common production and distribution hub in the region, through facilitating trade, free circulation of goods to realize ASEAN's deep economic integration goals.

In the lead-up to the US Presidential election in November, both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have turned to protectionist economic policies as part of their rhetoric of restoring America's economic supremacy. These measures could complicate the US' international relationships, obstruct the green transition and signal a fundamental shift in world economic affairs.