VOV.VN - The Vietnamese women's national football team may not have advanced past the group stage of the World Cup, but their players can be proud of their efforts in their debut appearance having fought hard against higher-ranked opponents and proving that they belong on the world stage, according to FIFA, the world’s football governing body.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy witnessed plenty of positive signs in the first seven months of the year as the country lured US$16.24 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI), up 4.5% year on year, whilst it recorded a trade surplus of about US$15.23 billion, marking an increase of 1.34% over the same period last year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s accession to ASEAN back in 1995 represents one of the most important milestones, not only in the nation’s foreign policy history since the August Revolution in 1945, but also in terms of the regional bloc’s development.

VOV.VN - The relationship between Vietnam and the Vatican in the spirit of friendship, mutual understanding, and mutual respect has seen many positive development steps over recent years.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Malaysia have successfully maintained ties of traditional friendship and co-operation across a variety of fields since they established diplomatic ties on March 30, 1973.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s rice export value rose by 34.7% year on year in the first six months of this year to reach US$2.3 billion, thanks to its high prices in the world market.

VOV.VN - During the first half of 2023, five Vietnamese commodities raked in more than US$10 billion each in export earnings, making up 57.8% of the country’s export value.

VOV.VN - According to data released on June 29 by the General Statistics Office (GSO), the Vietnamese economy is continuing to encounter difficulties as it only expanded by an estimated 3.72% during the first six months of the year.

VOV.VN - Since establishing relations in 1989, Vietnam and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have shown strong co-operation in holding macro policy consultations, reducing plastic waste, promoting sustainable agriculture, narrowing the labour skills gap, and speeding up digital transformation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have maintained a strong relationship since their establishment of diplomatic ties on December 22, 1992, with the RoK emerging as Vietnam’s second largest ODA provider and second largest labour market.