Overseas investment by Vietnamese firms neared US$547 million in the first half of 2021, rising close to 2.5 folds against the same period last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The second Vietnam Festival will take place from July 16-18 at the Paradiski resort, a world-famous ski destination in La Plagne Tarentaise town of France’s Southeastern Savoie province.

VOV.VN - A fully-developed strategy is required in order to bolster the nation’s agro-fisheries exports to the French market, especially as these products account for just a small proportion of total export turnover of Vietnamese goods, according to industry insiders.

More than 30 artworks of Vietnamese painter Mai Trung Thu are showcased at Lyon station in Paris, France.

VOV.VN - The country raked in US$250.4 million from exporting timber and wooden products to the EU market during the four months of the year, thereby representing a rise of 32.6% compared to the same period from last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long on June 8 had separate meetings with ambassadors of Switzerland, France and Australia in Hanoi, to seek the countries’ assistance with COVID-19 vaccine supplies.

The Vietnamese Embassy in France and Montreuil’s administration and people paid floral tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his statue in Montreau Park on May 19 (local time) to mark his 131st birth anniversary (May 19, 1890).

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, voiced his deep concerns regarding escalating tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, with the ongoing conflict leading to growing casualties.

US companies that manufactured the toxic Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin defoliant used by US forces during the war in Vietnam must take responsibility for dealing with the consequences, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs' spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said on May 13.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national U22 team will not compete in the upcoming Toulon Tournament in France due to the complicated global developments relating to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.