VOV.VN - Vietnamese export turnover to Hungary has recorded impressive growth over recent years, with the total export turnover to the European nation in 2020 reaching US$1 billion, marking an eight-fold increase compared to 2016, according to Hungarian statistics.

VOV.VN - An economic seminar held to promote trade and investment ties between the nation and France was held at the headquarters of the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (CCIFV), with the event featuring officials and roughly 80 businesses and investors from both nations.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh on June 22 had a working session with Parliamentarian Andreas Scheuer, President of the Asian Bridge Initiative programme, on prospects for strengthening cooperation between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) in general, and Germany in particular.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh and Dr. Peter Tschentscher, the First Mayor of the City of Hamburg, have compared notes on current relations and prospects for future co-operation between the countries, as well as between Vietnamese localities and Hamburg.

Vietnam is set to grant a licence under the Voluntary Partnership Agreement/FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme to wood exports in 2025, after it completes preparing necessary conditions, reported a government official familiar with the sector.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted receptions in Hanoi on June 13 for Croatian and Senegalese ambassadors who presented their letters of credence.

Ambassador Pier Giorgio Aliberti, Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Vietnam, on June 9 had a working session with representatives of the People's Committee of Binh Duong to discuss investment opportunities in the southern province.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao, permanent representative of Vietnam to the EU, and Janusz Wojciechowsk, EU Commissioner for Agriculture, examined ways to boost agricultural co-operation during a recent meeting between the pair.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed Vietnam’s recognition of importance to fostering its traditional friendship and all-around cooperation with Austria during his phone talks with Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria Alexander Schallenberg on June 1.

The European Union (EU) is striving to support the Vietnamese government to fully materialise the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) through the ASEAN Regional Integration Support – Vietnam Trade-Related Assistance (ARISE+ Vietnam).