Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 2 sent a message of sympathy to Premier Li Qiang of China over the big losses of human lives and property caused by storm-triggered rains and floods in a number of Chinese localities, including Beijing, Tianjin cities and Hebei province.

VOV.VN - A Chinese freight train departing from Shijiazhuang station of Hebei province arrived at Yen Vien station on the outskirts of Hanoi on August 2, marking the first such international freight rail route from China to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The retail prices of petrol went up nearly VND1,200 per litre to close to VND24,000 as of 3 p.m. on August 1, following the latest adjustments made by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

VOV.VN - China, the United States, and Japan continued to make up the three largest export markets for Vietnamese agricultural, forestry ,and fishery products in the opening seven months of the year, according to details given by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - Bamboo Airways has become the first Vietnamese carrier to launch a direct flight route between Hanoi (Vietnam) and Lijiang (China).

VOV.VN - Vietnam racked up a trade surplus of US$15.23 billion during the initial seven months of the year compared to US$1.34 billion recorded in the same period from last year, according to information given by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - The first cross-border e-commerce exhibition this year will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) from August 10 to 12, according to the Vietnam National Trade Fair and Advertising (Vinexad), organiser of the event.

VOV.VN - Fresh Vietnamese passion fruit and coconut have huge export opportunities to Australia and China via official channels, according to the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - The retail prices of petrol increased sharply by VND1,220 to VND1,300 per litre as of 3 p.m. on July 21, following the latest changes made by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

VOV.VN - Vietnam earned US$3.25 billion from the export of fruit and vegetables during the first seven months of this year, representing a year-on-year rise of 68.8% and beating last year's US$3.16 billion export earnings, reported Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association (VinaFruit).