Vietnam has displayed its potential products at the international food and beverage fair in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on June 19-21, in a hope of boosting its exports to the country and other global markets.
Despite the Chinese aggression in the East Sea, Vietnamese fisheries surveillance and coast guard authorities on June 19 continued to relentlessly demand China remove its drilling rig out of Vietnam’s waters and respect international law, reported the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department.
Ho Chi Minh City hopes to learn from the Netherlands’ experience in hi-tech farming, Chairman of its People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan has said.
Australian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City John McAnulty vowed to call for more investment in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre at his working session with local authorities on June 18.
Hanoi and Toulouse city of France will enhance cooperation in a wide range of areas from cultural exchange to conservation of old quarter heritages, sustainable urban development, training and economics.
A conference was held in Hanoi on June 17-18 to share experience in organising and operating trade union activities between the Hanoi Confederation of Labour (HCL) and its counterpart of Oslo, Norway, with a focus on developing the negotiation skills of grassroots activists.
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 17 announced plans to relax visa rules for tourists from Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines in a bid to double the number of foreign visitors ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Vietnamese communities in Japan and Laos have demonstrated their sense of solidarity with compatriots at home in a protest against China, which illegally towed its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s waters in early May.
One June 18, three Chinese aircraft flew above the site where Chinese oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 is standing illegally in Vietnamese waters, the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Force reported.
National Assembly (NA) deputies adopted the Law on Public Investment and the revised Construction Law at a plenary session on June 18.