The Japanese government wants to promote comprehensive cooperation with Da Nang and central localities in Vietnam, Japanese Consul General Yakabe Yoshinori in Da Nang has affirmed.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports to the Chinese market during the first half of the year dropped by 34% to US$799.7 million on-year, according to figures given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Bien Dong Park in Son Tra district in the central coastal city of Da Nang welcomed the opening of the Vietnam - Japan Festival 2022 on July 14, featuring a wide range of cultural exchange activities and seminars focusing on education, tourism, and sports.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has urged the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence to improve their research and forecasting capacity and further provide timely advice for the Party and the State while chairing a meeting of the commission on July 13.

The Vietnamese Consul General in the Lao province of Luang Phrabang, Kieu Thi Hang Phuc, on July 11 presented her credentials to Lao Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Phoxay Khaykhamphithoine.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 6.96 million tonnes of iron and steel worth US$5.125 billion in the first half of the year, a rise of 13.7% in value against the same period from last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

From now until July 17, residents in Ho Chi Minh City can get to know Australia’s Indigenous culture at the “Yuendumu Doors” exhibition at Hai An Gallery in HCM City.

VOV.VN - The General Administration of Customs of China has granted approval for the import of Vietnamese passion fruit on a pilot basis as of July, heard a conference on July 7.

The New Zealand Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and the country’s fruit exporters on July 6 presented 500 fruit boxes for charitable organisations for children and women in the city and Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The nation has been elected as a member of the UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage (Convention 2003) for the 2022 to 2026 term after receiving 120 approval votes, the highest among the elected countries.