Trade - Service

French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu, along with the Secretary of State for Veterans and Remembrance Patricia Miralles will visit Vietnam to attend the 70th anniversary celebration of the Dien Bien Phu victory in May.

The two countries will realize the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership framework, especially in key areas such as trade and investment.

GDP growth in the first quarter reached 5.66%, the highest since 2020.

Vietnam is the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to receive payments based on emissions reduction results from the World Bank's Forest Carbon Partnership Fund.

US academics considered Vietnam one of the world's most successful economies in terms of transformation over the past two decades.

There are approximately 660,000 hectares of coffee plantations in the country.

This represents the highest growth rate for the same three-month period compared to the years 2020 through 2023.

The value of the Vietnamese F&B market is expected to grow by 10.92% this year compared to 2023.

Japanese firms are eager to expand in Vietnam and boost economic cooperation in various fields, including industrial support, digital transformation, high-quality workforce training, and global supply chain development.

Vietnam remains a key partner for Finland in ASEAN.

Ensuring an attractive investment environment "capable of mobilizing capital" is crucial to attracting long-term investment in infrastructure development.

Both sides would continue to accelerate the process of negotiating and concluding the Vietnam-MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement.

Authorities must strictly enforce laws against gold smuggling, speculation, manipulation, and exploiting government policies to inflate gold prices, posing risks to market stability and safety.

South Korea is the leading investor in Vietnam with a cumulative total of $86 billion.

The Netherlands has become Vietnam's largest investor, the second-largest trading partner, and export market in Europe.

The city responded promptly to 29 consumer complaints/petitions.

The awards ceremony for outstanding products will be held in the fourth quarter of this year.

Japan remains Vietnam's primary economic partner, with collaboration expanding across a range of sectors.

The outlook for the beginning of this year is expected to be more positive than in the first quarter of 2023 when GDP grew by 3.32%.

Vietnam has one of the highest smoking rates in the world, with 38.9% of males over the age of 15 being smokers.