Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu, Secretary General of the Steering Committee for Vietnam - China Bilateral Cooperation and head of the government-level negotiation delegation on border and territorial issues between the two countries, paid a working visit to Beijing on August 9-10.

VOV.VN - The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has concluded that certain circular welded carbon steel pipes and circular welded non-alloy steel pipe which are imported from Vietnam do not evade anti-dumping and countervailing duties that the US is currently applying to similar products from Taiwan (China).

The Yushan International Billiards Academy in Jiangxi province of China on August 8 inaugurated a training centre for Vietnamese billiard players.

The northern border province of Lang Son is continuing to upgrade the digital border gate model, moving towards building a smart border gate.

VOV.VN - Natural fresh dehusked coconuts from Vietnam have officially been licensed to enter the US market, with the fruit product expected to bring in US$1 billion in the near future, according to the US Department of Agriculture.

VOV.VN - China represents the largest importer of Vietnamese pepper in the first half of the year, duly accounting for 32.9% of the overall market share, according to figures released by the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA).

The port authority of the northern city of Hai Phong on August 7 announced that their units together with several competent forces successfully rescued seven sailors aboard an aground vessel of China’s Hong Kong.

VOV.VN - Japan has surpassed the United States to become the leading importer of Vietnamese aquatic products during the second quarter of the year, raking in US$713 million, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnam is a partner of strategic importance to Indonesia in Southeast Asia, Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Puan Maharani told visiting Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue during talks in Jakarta on August 4.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s pangasius (Tra fish) exports to several markets, including Germany, Singapore, and the UK, maintained positive growth throughout the first half of this year, with this being considered a bright spot for the local pangasius industry.