VOV.VN - Local photographers Nguyen Huu Thong and Tran Viet Van have won the first prizes in the Food at the Table and Street Food categories in the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Awards in the UK.

VOV.VN - The decision taken by the administration of Hanoi to suspend non-essential services, including restaurants, sidewalk eateries, and drinks vendors in an effort to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen business slow in many outlets throughout the capital.

By installing an app named Du Lich Vietnam An Toan (A Safe Trip in Vietnam), visitors can provide feedback on issues in tourism services including those related to fake and poor quality products, fraud, price pressure, improper advertising and food safety.

VOV.VN - A representative of the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia has said the office is deploying emergency measures aimed at protecting Vietnamese rice trademarks after an Australian firm registered for trademark protection of Vietnamese rice varieties ST24 and ST25.

Support is to be provided to small and medium–sized enterprises (SMEs), enabling them to use intellectual property (IP) rights to build stronger, more competitive and resilient businesses, said Dinh Huu Phi, Director of the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam.

With its high food sales and position as a major transshipment hub that supplies goods to ASEAN countries and China, Vietnam offers attractive prospects for Russian exporters, said Vice Chairwoman of the Russia - Vietnam Friendship Association (RVFA) Regina Budarina at a workshop held in Moscow on April 23.

Vietnamese food processors have opportunities to tap into the billion-US$ Halal market when attending a hybrid exhibition on Halal products and processed food scheduled in late May in Singapore.

In order to take advantage of FTAs ​​and increase the Vietnamese rice export market share at more competitive prices, the Ministry of Industry and Trade will continue to coordinate with ministries, branches and the Vietnam Food Association to help businesses effectively implement the deals and make the most of markets such as the RoK and the EU.

The Vietnam Nutrition Food JSC (NutiFood) launched its Nutifood Nutrition Research Institute in Sweden (NNRIS) during a ceremony in HCM City on April 14.

VOV.VN - The administration of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa is planning to hold 114 culture, sports, and tourism activities starting from mid-April as part of efforts to promote the locality as a safe tourist destination in the post COVID-19 period.