VOV.VN - In an effort to stimulate tourism demand, South Africa has made it easier for Vietnamese tourists to obtain a visa to its destinations by offering guests a greatly reduced processing time of just five days.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) hosted a conference with Vietnamese trade representative offices abroad on February 28 to discuss opportunities to promote the export of processed foodstuff to Asia-Pacific and African markets.

Vietnamese exporters need to ensure their capacity and maintain existing export markets, typically Asian and African outlets, amid many challenges in 2023, a senior trade official has said.

VOV.VN - Representatives from numerous South African travel companies joined a famtrip delegation to Da Nang city and Quang Nam province in central Vietnam on February 13 to inquire into the local tourism products and attractions on offer in the region.

General Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP) Solly Mapaila has expressed his impression at the achievements that Vietnam has gained under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

The vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) AVAC ASF LIVE developed and produced by AVAC Vietnam Co., Ltd. is expected to be distributed nationwide from February this year, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

VOV.VN - The country is set to send four more officers to the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, with thorough preparations being made to help them to successfully perform duties.

VOV.VN - A Party delegation led by Nguyen Dinh Trung, member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Party Committee of Dak Lak province, attended the 55th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa from December 15-21.

The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on December 16 to present President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s decisions to send four military officers to the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, replacing four others who have finished their tenure.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affair hosted a hybrid conference on December 13 on cashew trade with Africa to discuss measures to ensure the nation’s supply of raw cashew, drawing the participation over 70 representatives of ministries, sectors, localities, research institutes, import-export enterprises, and processing-production facilities.