[VOVWORLD] - Total trade between Singapore and Vietnam reached 4.1 billion USD in April, up 62.4% year-on-year. Singapore’s exports to Vietnam totaled 1.9 billion USD, a 20.9% increase, while imports from Vietnam surged 143% to 2.1 billion USD.

[VOVWORLD] - The Vietnam Trade Office in Belgium and the European Union, in coordination with the Belgium-Vietnam Alliance and the Association of Vietnamese Businesses in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, held an investment and trade promotion seminar in Brussels on Tuesday.

[VOVWORLD] - Global GDP growth has been revised downward from 2.7% - forecast in January 2026 - to 2.5%, according to the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 Mid-year Update, released Tuesday by the UN.

[VOVWORLD] - The “Meet Australia 2026” program took place in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday, attracting nearly 200 Vietnamese and Australian businesses.

[VOVWORLD] - Iran confirmed on Tuesday that a new peace proposal sent to the United States includes demands for an end to conflicts across all regional fronts, including Lebanon. Iran also called for the withdrawal of US forces from areas near Iran and compensation for damages caused by the conflict.

[VOVWORLD] - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, beginning a two-day state visit to China.

[VOVWORLD] - An art program called “Forever shining his name” was held on Tuesday in Hanoi to commemorate the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19).

[VOVWORLD] - Ho Chi Minh City climbed 12 places from 2025 to rank 98th globally, entering the world’s Top 100 startup ecosystems for the first time, according to the 2026 Global Startup Ecosystem Index released by StartupBlink.

[VOVWORLD] - The Chinese Cultural Center in Hanoi on Tuesday organized a cultural exchange and sharing program to celebrate China Tourism Day 2026 under the theme “Enjoy Quality Tourism, Explore Beautiful Landscapes Together.”

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam highly values its longstanding traditional friendship with Sweden and hopes that Sweden would continue to be one of Vietnam’s leading European partners in science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, and green development, said Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.