Bilateral trade between Thuringia and Vietnam stood at around 220 million EUR (over 253 million USD), with more than 40 Thuringian companies maintaining regular exports to Vietnam.

The German state of Hessen stands ready to work with Vietnam on developing international financial centres, especially in training, consulting, and investment promotion, Minister Timon Gremmels said on October 21.

After typhoons Bualoi and Kajiki battered remote regions, Germany’s World University Service pledged to donate ten PAUL mobile water filters to affected schools, with Vietnam Airlines handling transport.

Vice Chairman Nguyen Manh Tien urged Germany to support swift ratification of the EU–Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), calling it a symbol of the EU–Vietnam long-term partnership.

A Vietnam – Germany forum on promoting sustainable agricultural and spice trade took place at Anuga 2025, the world’s largest food and beverage trade fair, held in Germany's Cologne city from October 4 to 8.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 6 for Dr Kambiz Ghawami, President of the World University Service (WUS) of Germany and authorised representative of the State of Hessen.

A report by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam, released in September 2025, noted that German capital began to flow into Vietnam in the early 1990s, shortly after the country began its economic reforms.

From separate worlds, Phung Thanh Ha and Benjamin Schiller paint a life of harmony and shared inspiration through art.

Senior Lieutenant General Le Van Tuyen, Deputy Minister of Public Security, led a delegation to Germany from September 17-21 at the invitation of the Federal Ministry of the Interior.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Germany held a ceremony in Berlin on September 9 to celebrate Vietnam’s 80th National Day (September 2, 1945–2925) and the 50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (September 23, 1975–2025).

The Government has approved a proposal by Ho Chi Minh City to stop borrowing official development assistance (ODA) loans from Germany’s KfW development bank for Metro Line No. 2 and instead use domestic funds to avoid further delays.

Currently, cardiovascular specialists from the 108 Military Central Hospital are working alongside a team of Prof.Dr. Jan D. Schmitto, Deputy Director of MHH’s Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery.