Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 18 chaired a meeting with heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad to discuss the promotion of economic diplomacy to boost the country's economic growth in the second half of 2024 and the following years.

VOV.VN - According to an announcement on July 15 in the Thai Government news outlet the Royal Gazette, Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has signed a decision to allow 60-day visa-free travel for tourists from Vietnam and 89 other countries as part of measures to promote tourism and encourage longer stays.

Vietnam boasts advantages and potential in agricultural production and export, yet domestic firms need to do more to join the global food supply chain more intensively, insiders have said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Japan should hammer out mechanisms to effectively implement free trade agreements, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) deal, to help make breakthroughs in bilateral economic, trade and investment cooperation.

The Government of Vietnam has issued a decree to revise import tariffs under the ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA) in the 2022-2027 period.

Together with other countries in the world, Vietnam has been taking actions to reduce plastic waste and the use of single-use plastic bags, towards a plastic bag free community.

Around 2,000 people took part in a run for a drug-free community in Hanoi on June 30.

Members of the Malaysia-Vietnam Friendship Association (MVFA) on June 22 received a free blood test and eye examination package worth MYR520 (US$110) from the Sunway Medical Centre, one of the leading modern medical facilities in the host country.

Israeli businesses expressed their interest in seeking more goods supply sources from Vietnam to meet the demand of domestic consumers at a trade promotion and business connection event in Tel Aviv on June 4.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly of Vietnam starts its two-and-a-half-day question-and-answer session on June 4, focusing on four groups of issues in the fields of natural resources and environment, industry and trade, auditing, culture - sports and tourism.