Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan held talks with Deputy Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha on May 7 (local time), as part of her official visit from May 6-8.

Professor Tran Tho Dat, former Dean of the National Economics University (NEU), tells VnEconomy / Vietnam Economic Times that Vietnam still has the opportunity to reach its growth targets for 2023 despite the difficulties and challenges.

Vietnam’s export-import value in the first four months of this year was estimated at 210 billion USD, down 13.6% year-on-year, with a trade surplus of 6.35 billion USD.

Businesses affected to receive support in line with Vietnam’s commitments.

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung and Japan’s Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Kato Katsunobu compared notes on labour-related issues during their working session in Hanoi on May 5.

President Vo Van Thuong and his entourage arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on May 7, concluding their trip to London to attend the coronation of King Charles III at the invitation of the Royal Family of the UK.

The export of bananas, durians, and jackfruit from Vietnam to China and Laos surged in the first four months of the year.

On April 28, 2023, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien received a German business delegation led by former Vice Chancellor of Germany Philipp Rösler.

Implementing tax reduction under the ASEAN - India Trade in Goods Agreement (AIFTA) for the 2022 – 2027 period, from December 31, 2021, all tariff lines in Vietnam's Normal Track (NT) reduced to 0%, tariff lines of all items subject to Sensitive Track (ST) and Highly Sensitive List (HSL) will reduce on December 31, 2023.

To concretize its commitments to "stop and reverse" deforestation and land degradation, Europe has passed bills to ban the import of items related to deforestation. Accordingly, importers and exporters will have to trace the origin of imported products sold on the European market, whether they are produced in areas with deforestation or not.