VOV.VN - The Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) announced on July 8 that it plans to continue delaying V.League 1 matches for the 2021-2022 season due to complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic locally.

The Vietnam – Korea Business Forum with the theme of “Cooperation for a sustainable future” was held virtually on July 8.

Vietnam is among the top expansion destinations for ASEAN companies looking for growth opportunities in the 10-nation bloc, according to a survey commissioned by Standard Chartered for its “Borderless Business: Intra-ASEAN Corridor” report released on July 8.

According to General Statistic Office, in the first six months of 2021, total retail sales of goods and services went up 4.9% compared to the same period in 2020 to VND2,463.8 trillion (over US$107 billion), of which goods retail revenue hit VND1,985.4 trillion, up 6.2%.

Vietnam treasures and will make positive contributions to the ASEAN-EU strategic partnership, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam, said at the annual ASEAN-EU Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) that was held online on July 8.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is scheduled to attend a virtual informal meeting of leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on July 16.

VOV.VN - The draw for the upcoming qualifiers of the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan is set to get underway on July 9 at the headquarters of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

VOV.VN - The Asia-Pacific region has been the area hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the new annual Economic Trends Report from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

VOV.VN - The nation emphasised the need to promote reconciliation efforts as a means of ending ongoing violence between communities and to solve security challenges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Limited market capacity and price differences between domestically produced cars and imported cars are the two biggest bottlenecks for the local auto industry, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).