Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh outlined a strategic vision to transform Viet Nam into a startup and innovation nation, emphasizing a shift from spontaneous development to innovation-driven growth in order to ensure rapid and sustainable development and enhance national competitiveness.
As Vietnam has pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), sustainable development and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices are no longer optional but essential for business survival.
“With a foundation of 30 years of cooperation, increasing political trust, and the active engagement of the business communities of both countries, Vietnam and the United States will continue to write an even brighter chapter in a balanced, fair, and sustainable Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, cooperation, and shared prosperity for the two nations and the world.”
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh outlined a strategic vision to transform Viet Nam into a startup and innovation nation, emphasizing a shift from spontaneous development to innovation-driven growth in order to ensure rapid and sustainable development and enhance national competitiveness.
Vietnam’s trade with the rest of the world in the first 11 months of this year reached approximately US$840 billion, a year-on-year increase of 17.2 percent, equivalent to US$123 billion.
Visa (NYSE: V), the world’s leader in digital payments, has partnered with Sacombank, Vietcombank and VPBank to launch Visa Accept in Vietnam. The solution allows micro and small businesses to accept contactless Visa payments directly on NFC-enabled smartphones, without requiring any additional hardware.
As the global power and industrial sectors enter a period of profound transformation, focused on energy transition, automation, and digitalization, LS ELECTRIC Vietnam has clearly defined its development direction: it will continue to act as a technology nucleus, supporting the modernization of both power infrastructure and industrial production throughout Vietnam and the Southeast Asian region.
The Dong Ho folk painting craft was added to UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in Need of Urgent Safeguarding at the 20th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of ICH held in New Delhi, India on December 9.
Building on its strong presence at previous editions of the International Handicraft Fair Artigiano—especially the successes of 2023 and 2024, Vietnam continues to stand out at the 29th annual event (AF L'ARTIGIANO 2025), held from December 6 to 14, 2025, at the Milan Exhibition Centre.
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