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Rice exports up 5% in volume in first two months of 2026

Hanoi, March 9 -- Vietnam exported an estimated 640,000 tonnes of rice worth 289.4 million USD in February, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. In the first two months of the ye... Read More


Vietnam welcomes nearly 4.7 million foreign visitors in January-February

Hanoi, March 9 -- Vietnam received nearly 4.7 million international visitors in the first two months of 2026, up 18.1% year-on-year, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT). Tou... Read More


Reference exchange rate up 2 VND at week's beginning

Hanoi, March 9 -- The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,059 VND/USD on March 9, up 2 VND from the last working day of the previous week. With the current trading band o... Read More


Vietnam's overseas investment rises 2.3-fold in first two months

Hanoi, March 9 -- Vietnam's investment abroad in the first two months of 2026 increased 2.3 times year on year, according to data from the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Industry and ... Read More


Vietnamese, Kuwaiti PMs hold phone talks

Hanoi, March 9 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 9 held phone talks with Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to discuss regional situation and bilateral ties. PM C... Read More


Vietnamese community in Belgium celebrates International Women's Day

Brussels, March 9 -- Amid the joyful atmosphere of spring and the International Women's Day, the General Union of Vietnamese in Belgium (UGVB) organised a grand music programme on March 8, drawing a l... Read More


Indonesia to hasten ethanol blending amid surging global oil prices

Jakarta, March 9 -- Indonesia will accelerate the mandatory blending of bioethanol into fuel as global oil prices surge, its Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said on March 9. Th... Read More


Southeast Asia to face warmer-than-usual early summer

Jakarta, March 9 -- Southeast Asia is set to see a warmer-than-usual early summer, potentially raising power demand and straining grids at a time when the Middle East conflict has tightened energy sup... Read More


NA, Government's Party committees discuss agenda for 16th legislature's first session

Hanoi, March 9 -- The standing boards of the National Assembly (NA) Party Committee and the Government Party Committee convened a conference in Hanoi on March 9 to discuss agenda for the 16th NA's fir... Read More


Defence minister highlights enduring friendship with Cambodia

Hanoi, March 9 -- Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang highlighted the enduring traditional friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia during a reception in Hanoi on March 9 for Se... Read More