It is necessary to further step up trade promotion activities and disseminate information to the business community about the benefits of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to take advantage of strengths of both Vietnam and Austria to further boost bilateral trade ties.

VOV.VN -President Vo Van Thuong and his wife are set pay official visits to Austria, Italy, and the Vatican from July 23 to July 28 at the invitations of President of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Italy Sergio Mattarella, and Pope Francis.

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong’s upcoming official visit to Austria will help tighten relations between the two countries, Austrian Ambassador to Vietnam Hans-Peter Glanzer has said.

VOV.VN - A round of negotiations on a draft agreement between the Vietnamese and Italian governments on mutual protection and the exchange of confidential information was held from July 18 to July 19 in Rome, Italy.

VOV.VN - The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has submitted a letter to Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposing the expansion of the country’s visitor visa exemption list to include all 27 EU member states.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on July 13 had brief meetings with US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the fringes of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-56) in Jakarta.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son continued to join his counterparts from ASEAN countries in attending the ASEAN+1 meetings with Japan, the Republic of Korea, the European Union (EU), the UK, Canada, and the ASEAN+3 meeting, within the framework of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-56) in Jakarta, Indonesia,on July 13.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Tra fish (pangasius) exports to Germany between January and June 15 surged by 53% to reach more than US$17million against the same period from last year, duly accounting for 2.1% of the nation’s pangasius export value to foreign markets, according to figures given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

President Vo Van Thuong has congratulated outgoing French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery on fulfilling tasks during his tenure in the Southeast Asian country.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on July 6 received outgoing Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti, head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Vietnam, appreciating his guest’s active role and effective contributions to the Vietnam - EU comprehensive partnership and cooperation.