VOV.VN - Despite the total import export turnover standing at an estimated US$262.54 billion, still down 14.7% over the same period from last year, the import and export turnover in May showed signs of improvement, according to figures released by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnam’s Su That (Truth) National Political Publishing House and the People's Publishing House of China signed a cooperation agreement for the 2023-2028 period, and a copyright contract for the second volume of the book “Xi Jinping Tells Stories” on May 23 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always places importance on and desires to boost all-around cooperation with Slovenia, one of its traditional friends in Central-Eastern Europe, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a reception in Hanoi on May 23 for Slovenian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon.

The conclusion of negotiations towards the signing of the Vietnam - Israel Free Trade Agreement (VIFTA) has opened up new and potential opportunities for Vietnam's exports, and now is time for businesses to understand Israeli people’s needs and tastes to promptly enter this new market, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien hosted a meeting on May 19 alongside Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Yaron Mayer to update both sides on the legal review of documents under the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries, as well as other legal procedures as they prepare for the signing.

As one of the few sectors reporting export turnover increase in the first quarter of 2023, Vietnam's vegetable and fruit sector has a bright outlook to earn US$4 billion in export revenue this year.

The General Union of Vietnamese in France (UGVF) on May 13 held a get-together and a photo exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) (January 27, 1973).

Vietnam’s International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) signed a cooperation agreement in Geneva on May 11 to boost collaboration between the two organisations which are both committed to serving as bridges between policy and science.

The University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City has signed an agreement with Australia’s Deakin University to optimise the study abroad journey.

VOV.VN - On May 7, 1954, the Vietnamese army and people won the historic Dien Bien Phu victory which resulted in the signing of the Geneva Agreement ending the war and restoring peace in Indochina, paving the way for the reunification of Vietnam in 1975. 69 years after the Dien Bien Phu victory, the peoples of Vietnam and France are now fostering friendship and cooperation.