VOV.VN - The nation has surpassed Germany for the first time to become China's sixth largest trading partner, marking a positive achievement in trade relations between both sides, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs of China.

VOV.VN - The nation has shown an effective response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, even when there was no vaccine available, wrote Helge Berger, assistant director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Asia and Pacific Department, in an article recently published on Indian online newspaper ThePrint.

VOV.VN - The Chinese General Administration of Customs (GAC) announced that it has granted transaction codes to permit a Vietnamese company and factory to export their dairy products to the Chinese market, as reported by the Department of Asia-Africa Markets.

Vietnam and China held the 14th round of negotiations of the working group on the sea area beyond the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin and the 11th round of talks of the working group for consultation on cooperation for mutual development at sea, both in the form of video conference, on January 7.

VOV.VN - Russia moved to ramp up pepper imports from major markets, including Vietnam, along with India and Indonesia, during the past 10 months of last year, with imports from the country reaching 6,100 tonnes worth US$15.54 million, according to the Russian Federal Customs Service.

VOV.VN - The nation is poised to become a deep seafood processing centre and join the group made up of the three leading seafood producing and exporting countries in the world, according to a national seafood development strategy towards 2030, with a vision forward to 2045.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s overall number of COVID-19 infection rose to 1,482 after a further eight new imported cases were confirmed, the Ministry of Health said on January 2.

VOV.VN - The Jakarta Post published an article titled “Learning from Vietnam on how to handle COVID-19" on December 28 which suggests countries must learn from the example of others in order to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in an effective manner.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese and Chinese coast guards successfully conducted a joint patrol in the Gulf of Tonkin from December 22 to December 23 as a contribution to the waters of peace, stability, and mutually beneficial co-operation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's shrimp exports are expected to record a dramatic increase of 12.4% to US$3.78 billion in comparison with other export items this year despite suffering from the adverse impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).