“L’Histoire du soldat” (the Soldier’s Tale), a classic musical by French-Russian composer Igor Stravinsky and Swiss writer Charles Ferdinand Ramuz, will be staged in Hanoi next weekend to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-Switzerland diplomatic ties (1971-2021).

Vietnamese businesses have joined the Mechanical Components & Materials Technology Expo (M-Tech), which opened in Nagoya, the capital city of Aichi Prefecture, Japan on April 7.

VOV.VN - Two years after coming into force, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has had initial positive influence on Vietnamese exports at a time when most CPTPP partners have been reducing imports due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national men’s football team have risen one place up to 92nd position in the world, according to the latest rankings released by football’s global governing body FIFA.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung and Deputy Minister of Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia Bandar AlKhamies co-chaired the fourth session of the Vietnam-Saudi Arabia Joint Committee on Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation via videoconference on April 7.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Igor Morgulov has presented Russia’s Order of Friendship to Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh in recognition of his contributions to promoting the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

Lieut. Gen Vu Chien Thang, Director of the Defence Ministry’s Foreign Relations Department, led a Vietnamese delegation to attend a meeting of the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus Working Group (ADSOM+ WG) via videoconference on April 7.

The new Vietnamese leaders are expected to uphold the country’s long-held policies, including further opening its markets to the global economy and balancing relations with China and the US, said Bloomberg.

Algerian media has published extensive coverage of Vietnam’s new leadership as well as the country’s impressive economic achievements amid the adverse impact of COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed 11 imported coronavirus infections, including two foreigners, on April 7, bringing the national count to 2,659.