VOV.VN - The 12th Hanoi International Gifts and Handicrafts Fair (Hanoi Giftshow 2023) opened in Hanoi on October 1, featuring numerous local and foreign businesses to showcase their products across 450 pavilions.

The European Union (EU) member states all desire to be friends of Vietnam and wholeheartedly support the country's sustainable development goals, said Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation to Vietnam Julien Guerrier during his first meeting with the press since he took office in Hanoi on September 27.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang and her Bulgarian counterpart Tihomir Stoytchev discussed co-operation between the two foreign ministries, as well as international and regional issues of mutual concern, within the framework of the official visit to Bulgaria by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

VOV.VN - Bulgarian media have published numerous articles featuring the visit of National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, which they said is of particularly importance for promoting diplomatic relations, economic co-operation, as well as taking full advantage of the advantages from the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong on September 26 received newly accredited ambassadors of Bulgaria, EU Delegation, France and Kazakhstan at separate meetings following their credentials presentation.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese businesses are required to further develop green production and apply high standard technology in order to ensure green and clean products which are capable of meeting the environmental standards set by the EU to further participate in the sustainable supply chain of the market, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - Vietnam made up the 12th largest non-bloc supplier of rubber to the EU during the first half of the year with 33,640 tonnes worth US$51.56 million, according to the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat).

VOV.VN - Five decades of diplomatic relations and 10 years of a strategic partnership between the nation and France can be viewed as important milestones in the process of propelling bilateral ties, according to French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Wanery.

Taking full advantage of incentives for farm produce from the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in the new context was the theme of a seminar held in both in-person and online formats by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in Hanoi on September 8.

VOV.VN - While Vietnamese tuna exports to major markets such as the United States, Japan, and Canada continued to decline, exports to the EU market have prospered, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.