Vietnam witnessed declines in both exports and imports in the first four months of 2023, and exploring new markets is now considered one of the solutions to foreign trade bottlenecks.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet joined with 300 senior officials, researchers, and scholars from more than 30 countries worldwide to attend the sixth Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which took place from May 12 to May 13.

The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations on May 14 organised a friendship run “ASEAN Fun Run” in Roosevelt Island, New York City.

VOV.VN - April witnessed Vietnam export fertilizers to nine markets, with six ASEAN member states alone consuming 66,648 tonnes, or 50.5% of the country's overall fertilizer export market share.

VOV.VN - The 8th diplomatic – defence strategic dialogue at the deputy ministerial level between Vietnam and Australia was held in Hanoi on May 11.

The trip to Indonesia by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage to attend the 42nd ASEAN Summit from May 9 to 11 has become a fine success which saw the leader make several proposals for promoting the self-reliance and unlocking resources for the development of the ASEAN Community, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has said.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed the country’s efforts and desire to work alongside other ASEAN member states in building the identity, value, vitality, and reputation of the bloc, while becoming involved in activities of the 42nd ASEAN Summit held in Indonesia from May 9 to May 11.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Timor-Leste counterpart Taur Matan have agreed to increase ties in culture, tourism, education, and people-to-people exchanges towards expanding into new fields such as digital transformation, green growth, and the circular economy.

VOV.VN - Ties between Vietnam and Egypt have witnessed strong progress across multiple areas over the past six decades, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Nguyen Huy Dung in a live interview broadcast on May 10 on the state-owned Egyptian foreign language channel Nile TV.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh alongside other leaders of other ASEAN member states on May 11 attended a retreat session of the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia to discuss international and regional issues of shared concern.