An economic cooperation forum between Ho Chi Minh City and Portugal’s Porto city has opened in the European city to promote economic links between the two cities.

VOV.VN - Italian newspapers continue to give a wide coverage of President Vo Van Thuong's State visit to Italy and visit to the Vatican which took place from July 25 to July 29.

Vietnam and Italy have issued a Joint statement on strengthening their bilateral strategic partnership on the occasion of President Vo Van Thuong’s State visit to Italy.

The value of Vietnam's agro-forestry-fishery export to the European Union (EU) market reached US$2.1 billion in the first half of this year, down 16.6% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong and his Austrian counterpart Alexander Van der Bellen compared notes on a score of measures to deepen the bilateral friendship and all-around cooperation during their talks in Vienna on July 24.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Austria boast huge potential to step up co-operation in fields where Austria boasts strengths and Vietnam has demand, such as high technology, energy, and e-commerce.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong Thuong on July 23 received Prof. Dr Alfred Gerstl, chairman of the Austria - Vietnam Friendship Association, along with other Austrian friends of Vietnam as part of his official visit to the Central European country at the invitation of Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen.

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.

Despite macroeconomic challenges, Vietnam has emerged as an innovation hub, attracting many foreign investors, especially those from Sweden, said Eliseo Barcas, CEO of Tetra Pak Vietnam.

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.