The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) sent a diplomatic note to the General Administration of Customs of China (China Customs) on June 8, calling for the early signing of a protocol on food safety and quarantine requirements for aquatic exports and imports between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The South China Morning Post (SCMP) of Hong Kong (China) has named the central city of Da Nang in Vietnam as Asia’s top destination for holistic healing.

VOV.VN - For the first time a shipment of 30 tonnes of fresh lychees from Luc Ngan district in the northern province of Bac Giang has been exported to China via the Kep international intermodal rail terminal.

VOV.VN - With a number of key export items recording a double-digit growth rate, Canada has become Vietnam’s fifth most important export market behind the United States, China, the Republic of Korea, and Japan, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam has visited and held meetings with the administrations and customs departments of China’s Guangxi and Yunnan provinces in an effort to facilitate farm produce exports via northern border gates of Vietnam.

An international seminar on socialism in Vietnam and China as well as its contributions to the world took place in Hanoi on June 6.

VOV.VN - The Global Economic Forum and the Global Excellence Awards 2023 are scheduled to take place in July in Hanoi.

A conference promoting trade and investment linkage between Vietnam and China’s Shandong province – a large-scale and important market of the Chinese economy – took place in Hanoi on June 1, witnessing the signing of seven business cooperation pacts.

VOV.VN - Vietnam follows with keen interest any developments in the East Sea (known internationally as South China Sea), following Chinese survey vessel Xiang Yang Hong 10 illegally operating in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

VOV.VN - While the export of many key Vietnamese items remains in the doldrums, durian has emerged as a hard currency earner for the agricultural sector.