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Liechtenstein Prime Minister visits Vietnam
Prime Minister Brigitte Haas is the first leader of Liechtenstein to visit Vietnam since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 2008.
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National Brand Program 2026 honors 277 businesses
The 227 businesses recognised this year collectively hold nearly 5,700 trademarks, patents and utility solutions, along with more than 2,400 international certificates and standards.
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Deputy PM urges 1.5–2% cut in lending rates for businesses
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang urged the central bank to execute timely, substantive measures to bring down overall interest rate levels, specifically targeting a 1.5–2% cut in loan rates for production, commerce, and priority sectors.
National Assembly Chairman: Transition from pre-inspection to post-inspection must create breakthroughs for digital economy development
Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man emphasized that the amendment of the Postal Law must facilitate businesses, reduce market entry barriers, and promote the digital economy. At the same time, it should establish a substantive post-inspection mechanism to protect consumer rights and ensure the security and safety of the postal network.
Vietnam’s foreign trade turnover to surpass $1 trillion mark for first time by this year-end: Prime Minister
Addressing the second session of the 16th National Assembly on October 17, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung said that the Government has set the GDP growth goal of over 10 percent while GDP per capita is projected to increase to $6,100 for 2027.
Second session of the 16th National Assembly opens
The session is expected to review and approve 43 laws, legal resolutions, and decisions on many important issues regarding socio-economic matters, the state budget, and public investment for 2027.
Vietnam opens 395km of expressways in first nine months of 2026
The country's total length of main expressway routes open to traffic or technically completed reaches 3,345km so far.
Prime Minister supports expansion of energy cooperation between Vietnam and Malaysia
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung affirmed that the Government of Vietnam supports Malaysia's national oil and gas company (PETRONAS) in expanding investment, cooperation in oil and gas exploration, developing energy projects, and connecting the power grids between Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore.
New public debt strategy through 2030 adopted
Under the new strategy, the foreign debt-to-GDP ratio represents a five-percent increase from the previous edition of the public debt strategy through 2030 which had been adopted by the Government in 2022.