International relations website geopoliticalmonitor.com of the United States posted an article on March 11 describing the historic signing of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Hanoi and Washington as an opportunity for the US side to upgrade Vietnam’s recognition as a market economy.

The Vietnamese economy is forecast to expand at 5.5% in the first quarter of the year as manufacturing and trade regain momentum, according to the United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB).

President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 11 for Prosecutor General of Mongolia Jargalsaikhan Banzragch, expressing belief that his visit will further deepen ties between the two countries, especially their procuracy sectors on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations this year.

New Zealand businesses highly appreciated Vietnam’s economic prospects as well as its conducive business investment environment, during their meeting with visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Wellington on March 11.