Vietnam has one of the most dynamic live commerce markets globally, driven by its growing population, tech-savvy culture, and an expanding base of discerning young consumers, experts said.

Vietnam's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by about 7.4% in the third quarter and 6.82% during the first nine months of 2024 compared to the respective periods of last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on October 6.

There is plenty of room for Vietnamese fruit and vegetables to enter more stringent markets such as the US, Australia, and the EU by focusing on high-quality fruit, accurate origin certificates, and food safety standards, according to insiders.

The cultural festival for peace is underway in Hanoi to mark the city's 70th Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-2024) and 25 years since receiving the title “City for Peace”.

Late Professor Jean Salmon, former Honorary President of the Centre of International Law under the Free University of Brussels, and former member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), has been awarded the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State in recognition of his great contributions to the Vietnam-Belgium cooperation, especially in international law.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam on October 5 attended a ceremony to hand over the Francophone Economic Forum (FFA) award to outstanding businesses where FPT Corporation of Vietnam was honoured.

Vietnam and France will promote collaboration in railway, sea and inland waterway transport under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently signed between Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang and Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) Phillipe Orliange.

Samsung Vietnam has recently announced the grand opening of Samsung West Lake, a new retail store at the Lotte Mall West Lake shopping centre in Hanoi.

In a significant boost to Vietnam's sustainable coffee industry, the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) has awarded a non-refundable aid package of EUR575,000 (US$630,786) to Phuc Sinh Corp to support its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives in the coffee production, processing and export chain.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairwoman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (SOCV) Le Thi Thu Hang visited the family of Eamon McMullen in Dublin on October 3 (local time), expressing gratitude for their adoption of a Vietnamese child named Ngo Huong Thao.