What you need to know today in Vietnam:

Politics

-- Vietnam always sees Russia as one of its top priority partners in its foreign policy, Party General Secretary To Lam affirmed at a reception for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko in Hanoi on Wednesday. 

-- King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, along with a high-level delegation from the European country, visited the northern port city of Hai Phong on Wednesday, as part of their ongoing state visit to Vietnam. 

-- U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper revealed at a working session with the leader of Quang Tri Province in north-central Vietnam on Wednesday that he was proposing additional funding for mine clearance activities in the province after 2025.

-- According to the training plan for the third phase, the military units of the Ministry of National Defense will move to the southern region in five groups, with four of them set to travel by train on Thursday and Friday, in preparation for a Reunification Day parade in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30.

Society

-- The Vietnam People’s Navy aims to plant one million trees to green Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago by 2027, with the tree care managed by naval personnel.

-- After more than 124 hours buried under the rubble of a powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28, 26-year-old Htet Maung Maung was saved by rescue forces from Vietnam, Myanmar, and Turkey on Wednesday. He was carried to an ambulance amid cheers and tears of joy.

-- The Ministry of Construction has written to relevant ministries and agencies seeking opinions on amending and supplementing certain provisions of Government Decree 92/2016 stipulating conditional business sectors in civil aviation to allow the import and operation of Chinese-manufactured aircraft in Vietnam.

-- The Hanoi People’s Committee has given the go-ahead for the construction of a six-lane stretch of Beltway 3 running through Dong Anh District.

Business

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE) announced on Wednesday that a new information technology system, developed by South Korea, for Vietnam’s stock market is expected to officially operate on May 5.

-- The 34th Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo 2025) kicked off in Hanoi on Wednesday, bringing together major brands in digital transformation and technology solutions, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

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