Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 17 called on FTSE Russell, a member of the London Stock Exchange Group, to continue partnering with the Vietnamese Government and regulators, offering practical recommendations to upgrade Vietnam’s stock market status from "frontier" to "emerging".

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the delegation of National Assembly (NA) deputies of Can Tho city on July 13 held a meeting with local voters, including lecturers, researchers, civil servants and staff from universities, colleges and scientific institutions across the city.

Vietnam is moving to establish an international financial centre in Ho Chi Minh and Da Nang, two of its most dynamic cities, a plan that includes controlled trial for digital assets which is attracting interest from Swiss investors.

Vietravel Airlines, a subsidiary of tour operator Viettravel, received its first Airbus A321 aircraft under full ownership on June 28 at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, marking a significant milestone in the carrier’s restructuring and expansion plan following the strategic investment from T&T Group.

The signing of multiple trade cooperation agreements between Vietnam and Middle Eastern countries in late 2024 has opened new opportunities for Vietnamese goods to enter the Halal market, creating strong momentum and prospects for Vietnamese businesses, particularly those operating in agriculture.

With key agricultural products such as lychee, durian, mango, longan and dragon fruit entering the peak harvest season, Vietnamese authorities are stepping up efforts to streamline customs clearance at border gates to prevent congestion and market oversupply.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and his Malaysian and Singaporean counterparts Anwar Ibrahim and Lawrence Wong witnessed the signing of an agreement on cooperation in exporting renewable energy, on the occasion of attending the 46th ASEAN Summit and related high-level meetings in Kuala Lumpur, on May 26.

A landmark 6 billion USD investment agreement was signed in Ho Chi Minh City on May 19, uniting Vietnam’s KOGI Group, Japan’s Mazda Oil Corporation, and several Middle Eastern conglomerates in an effort to bolster green industrial production and energy infrastructure in southern Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh instructed a special task force be formed and a month-long nationwide crackdown launched to fight smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeits, low-quality goods, those with unverified origin, and intellectual property-infringing products.

Honda Vietnam on May 12 said it recorded robust sales growth in April across both its motorcycle and automobile segments, with year-on-year increases of 6.9% and 18.9%, respectively.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a dialogue between leaders and the business community on Public-Private Partnership for innovation and sustainability held in Hanoi on April 17 within the framework of the 4th Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit, attracting more than 300 participants.

Vietnam recorded more than 6 million international tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2025, marking a 29.6% increase year-on-year, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).