VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 76,934 tonnes of rubber worth US$108.55 million during the first half of February, representing a rise of 95% in volume and 55% in value compared to the same period from last year, according to details given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Normal entry-exit activities via Bac Luan I bridge border gate in the northern province of Quang Ninh are scheduled to be resumed on February 21.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh held talks with visiting First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of Federal Assembly of Russia (upper house) Andrey Yatskin in Hanoi on February 17, during which the host highlighted Russia as one of the prioritised and most important partners in Vietnam’s external policy.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has officially added COVID-19 to the list of occupational diseases, meaning that certain employees will be able to make social insurance payment claims if they contracted the coronavirus.

The official visits to Singapore and Brunei by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation from February 8-11 have been successful, contributing to lifting Vietnam-Singapore strategic partnership and Vietnam-Brunei comprehensive partnership to a greater height, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.

VOV.VN -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah expressed their appreciation for the fruitful development of the comprehensive partnership across multiple fields during talks held on February 11 at Istana Nurul Iman Palace.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong expressed their appreciation for the positive development in joint relations on both bilateral and multilateral levels during talks held at Istana Palace in Singapore on February 9.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea's largest low-cost airline Jeju Air unveiled on February 6 that it will resume additional air routes to Vietnam, starting in April 2023, after a three-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Despite a significant fall in exports in 2022, there are bright prospects ahead for pangasius exports this year thanks high demand from China and the United States – the two major markets for Vietnam, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - Russia represents an important tourism market of ASEAN and had always been a leading source of tourists to Vietnam before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.