VOV.VN - Vietnam’s squid and octopus exports enjoyed growth in major markets during August, representing a 22% increase to US$53.7 million, with a notable boost for exports to the EU which rose for the first time since March.

The Americas remained some of Vietnam’s largest trade partners despite the adverse effect on commerce caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, heard participants at a conference organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), aimed at connecting Vietnamese firms with trade partners in American countries in Hanoi on September 25.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has gone 24 consecutive days without recording any fresh cases of local transmission, keeping the national tally at 1,069, while 999 COVID-19 patients have fully recovered from the disease, the Ministry of Health said on September 26.

VOV.VN - The 75th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2) was celebrated by the Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary on September 25, with representatives from the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, foreign embassies in Hungary, the Hungary-Vietnam Friendship Association, and Hungarian friends in attendance.

The office market in Vietnamese cities like Hanoi and HCM City is likely to recover faster post-COVID-19 than other major cities in the Asia Pacific, experts have predicted.

VOV.VN - By September 20 the total amount of foreign investment capital in new and existing projects through adjustment, capital contribution, and share purchases reached a figure of over US$21 billion, equal to 81.1% from last year’s corresponding period, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

VOV.VN - The opening nine months of the year saw the export value of timber and forestry products reach an estimated figure of US$8.97 billion, up 12% from the same period last year, according to a report released by the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (Vifores).

Vietnamese tea, coffee and coconut products are among those on display at the international trade fair WorldFood Moscow 2020 underway in the Russian capital from September 22 – 25.

The UN must serve as the “incubator” for multilateral cooperation initiatives for peace, development and prosperity, stated Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong in his first-ever remarks sent to the High-level General Debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 25 (Vietnamese time)

VOV.VN - The nation has been listed among the leading holiday destinations once the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ends and for next year by prestigious travel website CNTraveler.