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The official visit to France by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam is an important milestone which will create new momentum and open up a new stage for elevating the two countries’ strategic partnership to a new height, said Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang.

Vietnamese Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra and French Minister for Public Servants, Simplification and Transformation of Public Action Guillaume Kasbarian discussed cooperation programmes and signed bilateral cooperation documents their a meeting on October 4.

VCN - In the latest meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed decided to cut interest rates by 50 basis points to a range of 4.75%-5%. Analysts have given different perspectives on this decision.

Foreign investors have been disbursing funds and accelerating investments in factories to establish long-term operations in Vietnam, reflected through the recent inauguration and groundbreaking of several projects across Vietnam.

Irish President Michael D. Higgins delivered a speech at a state dinner in Dublin on October 2 in honour of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam on the occasion of the top Vietnamese leader's state visit to Ireland.

The Government is striving to register an economic growth rate of 7% for the whole year, higher than the National Assembly (NA)’s target of 6-6.5%.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2024 Article IV Consultation with Vietnam.

International organisations have maintained their robust growth forecasts for Vietnam this year as the economy has bounced back strongly despite external uncertainties and extensive damage caused by Typhoon Yagi.

Vietnam is a key partner of the UN in general and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in particular with great contributions to human development and sustainable growth in recent years, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner told the Vietnam News Agency after Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s recent US trip for the UN Summit of the Future and the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.

The upcoming state visit to Ireland by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam is expected to open a new door for the two countries’ trade cooperation, according to insiders.