The German business community have high expectations for stronger economic cooperation with Vietnam after the phone talks between Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on March 31.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs will participate in the Operation Mekong Dragon IV, a joint regional operation against drug and wildlife trafficking, from April 15 to September 15 this year, the department has announced.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has affirmed the importance of the Vietnam-Germany strategic partnership in Vietnam's foreign policy of multilateralization and diversification, being a friend, reliable partner and responsible member of the international community.

VOV.VN - Following a sharp increase in both volume and price, coffee has risen to quickly become an export agricultural product with strong growth in the first quarter of the year.

VOV.VN - The capital has the highest cost of living in Vietnam, according to the Spatial Cost of Living Index (SCOLI) announced recently by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Australian Acting Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Ciaran Chestnutt on March 28 worked with leaders of Can Tho University in Can Tho city to discuss education cooperation results and orientations for the future.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened a meeting of full-time deputies on March 28 to discuss four draft laws to be submitted to the coming third session of the parliament.

VOV.VN - Newly accredited Ambassador Le Viet Duyen has affirmed Vietnam recognition of great importance to developing cooperation ties with Grenada at a recent ceremony to present the Credentials of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to the Governor-General of Grenada, Cecile La Grenade.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) organised a ceremony in Hanoi on March 25 night to mark International Francophonie Day (March 20) and the 25th anniversary of the seventh Francophone Summit hosted by Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The nation will promote its role as an active and responsible member of the OIF and further contribute to the organization’s efforts for peace, cooperation and development in its member countries and the world.