VOV.VN - The Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade and Global Affairs Canada (GAC) recently organized the Vietnam - Canada Business Forum in Vancouver, British Columbia, within the framework of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) between Vietnnam and Canada.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai joined with Canada's Deputy Minister of International Trade David Morrison to co-chair the first meeting of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) between the nation and Canada, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 6.

Given the complicated and unpredictable developments in the world, economic diplomatic activities need to be deployed quickly and concertedly while closely following the guidelines, orientations and needs of the country as well as in line with the strengths of partners and localities.

VOV.VN - China-based electronics company Xiaomi has made investments into manufacturing smartphone components in Vietnam as part of its plan to compete against market leader Samsung of the Republic of Korea (RoK), according to Japan’s news service Nikkei Asia.

Ho Chi Minh City has detected three cases of BA.4 and BA.5, which are more transmissible subvariants of the Omicron coronavirus variant, via a random screening at a local hospital.

Vietnam’s activities within the framework of the 50th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will help the country mobilise international support for its candidacy for the council’s membership for the 2023-2025 term, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet has said.

VOV.VN - Global tech giant Google is in the process of considering moving orders for future phones to Vietnam in an effort to avoid risks posed by ongoing trade tensions between the United States and China, as well as China's COVID-19 lockdown, newspaper DigiTimes of Taiwan (China) reported.

About 200 Vietnamese and Indian enterprises in the pharmaceutical and medical field participated in a networking event in Ho Chi Minh City on July 5 to explore their cooperation and investment opportunities in the post-pandemic period.

VOV.VN - Tran Thanh Man, standing vice chairman of the National Assembly (NA), hosted a reception on July 5 in Hanoi for a delegation from Indonesia’s Regional Representative Council (DPD) led by Sylviana Murin, chairperson of its Committee for Parliamentary Cooperation.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that vaccines continue to be a decisive weapon in the country’s ongoing pandemic containment efforts while chairing the 15th meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control held on July 7 in Hanoi.