VIETNAM TODAY

According to experts, the State Bank of Vietnam should manage the rate flexibly, but not fix or anchor it because Vietnam's economy is deeply integrating towards becoming a market economy.

Panic selling gripped global markets on Monday, as US President Donald Trump refused to budge on his swingeing tariffs despite China retaliating and global recession warnings growing louder.

The Government has implemented numerous measures to keep market prices stable and inflation under control.

Vietnam is ready to negotiate towards reducing import tariffs on US goods to 0%, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son told US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper during a meeting in Hanoi on April 6.

Vietnam’s GDP grew 6.93% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, the highest Q1 rate since 2020, the National Statistics Office reported on April 6.

Vietnam has provided the World Trade Organisation (WTO)’s members with its updates on the application of rules of origin to its exports.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man attended the opening ceremony of the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-150) in Tashkent.

Vietnamese authorities have arrested several social media influencers for allegedly misleading consumers through false advertising of a dietary supplement.

Hanoi has seen a sharp rise in measles, hand, foot and mouth disease, and seasonal flu cases.

Vietnam Railway Corporation has planned to add more trains on key routes to meet the increased travel demand during the coming Reunification Day April 30-May 1 holiday.

Thai exporters have long-term opportunities to ship a massive amount of locally-harvested organic rice to overseas markets due to increasing demands for healthy food products in the world.

Vietnam’s state budget revenue reached VND 98.4 trillion (3.81 billion USD) in the first quarter of 2025, achieving 24% of the assigned target and marking a 9.7% increase year-on-year.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam held phone talks with US President Donald Trump on April 4 night (Hanoi time) to discuss the Vietnam-US relationship.

Vietnam recorded US$10.98 billion in FDI during the first quarter of the year, representing a year-on-year rise of 34.7%, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Finance.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is closely following reports of a mysterious respiratory illness emerging in Russia, with initial assessments pointing to Mycoplasma bacterial infections in some cases.

A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces of unexploded ordnance, a charity said Friday.

HCM City is seeing a robust economic recovery, with its Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) rising over 7.5 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter, marking the highest growth rate since 2020.

A 226-kg bomb left over from the war was safely deactivated by the military command and sappers in the central province of Nghe An on April 3.

State President Luong Cuong chaired a welcome ceremony in Hanoi on April 4 for President of Burundi Evariste Ndayishimiye and his spouse, who are paying an official visit to Vietnam from April 3-6.