The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on September 16 that the Japanese government will provide personal protective equipment to help Vietnam fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

With support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese and Vietnamese representative agencies in Europe, a virtual congress took place recently to set up the Vietnamese Students’ Association in Europe, gathering young Vietnamese from 11 nations.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s visit to Europe and Belgium on September 8-9 will create a new impetus to push bilateral relations to a new height, especially in the context that the COVID-19 pandemic is hampering high-level delegation exchanges, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Nguyen Van Thao.

The Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE-1) undersea fiber optic cable had a problem on the S1H section on September 4, affecting internet connection from Vietnam to Singapore.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will participate in the ASEM Cultural Festival (#ASEMfest) 2021 alongside 10 other countries, to promote its distinctive culture and strengthen cultural connections between Asia and Europe.

VOV.VN - Vietnam must pay closer attention to legal transparency and stability whilst striving to improve the quality of the local workforce, to seize upon opportunities to attract additional FDI inflows from Europe.

VOV.VN - Cocoxim canned coconut water produced by Ben Tre Import-Export Joint Stock Company (Betrimex) has recently become hugely popular among Belgian consumers, with the product imported to Europe via Belgian start-up firm South Export Alliance.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Son La hosted a ceremony on July 21 to unveil its recent decision to grant local firms certificates of trademark registration for "Son La longans", and export longan batches to the EU and UK markets this year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines announced on July 12 that it will reopen international routes from the country to a number of destinations in Asia, Europe, and Australia between July and October.

Over three tonnes of Bac Giang lychees meeting GlobalGAP standard recently passed customs clearance at Frankfurt airport, Germany thanks to a transaction via the Vietnamese e-commerce platform Voso.