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The carrier increased passenger traffic on Vietnamese routes by 30% in 2025 and plans to raise flight frequency to 22 per week in 2027. The load factor stands at about 92%, with almost all passengers transiting through Istanbul.
Otabek YusupovVietnamese President To Lam visited Brussels, where he held meetings with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa. The parties signed a joint statement on deepening cooperation in trade, investment and critical raw materials, called for the full implementation of the free trade agreement and the speedy ratification of the investment protection agreement.
Javlon TursunovThe General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of Vietnam, To Lam, arrived on an official visit to the EU and Belgium just days after Vietnam signed a free trade agreement with EFTA. Relations are deepening: in January the sides moved to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, but 12 human rights organizations in an open letter urged the EU to demand reforms, pointing to intensified repression and Hanoi's failure to fulfill its EVFTA commitments.
Sevara AzamovaRussia has abolished visas for Vietnamese tourists, businesspeople, delegations and transit passengers. Flow from the EU fell from 5 million in 2019 to ~160,000 in 2025; the authorities are betting on Asia and the Middle East, but Chinese figures lag behind official targets.
Aziz KarimovVietnam and four European countries — Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, members of EFTA — signed a free trade agreement in Hanoi. The deal eliminates or reduces tariffs on industrial, fishery and agricultural goods. Negotiations began in 2012 and resumed last year after a pause since 2018. Experts link the agreement to the desire to diversify trade amid US tariffs.
Dilnoza RahimovaSwiss President Guy Parmelin arrived in Hanoi on a two-day official visit. He was welcomed by Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Vu Dai Thang, and Vietnamese President To Lam held an official welcoming ceremony at the National Assembly building. The delegations held talks and exchanged cooperation documents, the details of which have not yet been disclosed.
Otabek YusupovDanish jewellery company Pandora has opened a plant in Ho Chi Minh City that it calls the world's largest production complex for jewellery made of precious metals. The investment amounted to $150 million, capacity is up to 60 million items per year, and employment is 7,000 people. The plant will be Pandora's first production facility outside Thailand.
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