As much as AUD25,000 (US$16,381) was raised for disadvantaged children in Vietnam’s central region at the “Tet Cup 2024” golf tournament held by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Australia on February 21.

VOV.VN - Cassava achieved the strongest export growth rate in January, as the nation shipped 76,118 tonnes abroad, raking in US$19.9 million, representing a 369.6% on-month rise in volume and 340.8% in value, according to statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 20,000 tonnes of pepper in January for US$79 million, increasing 60.2% in volume and 83.9% in value compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo has highlighted the positive development trend with numerous outcomes of the Vietnam-China relationship in recent years and the measures to boost bilateral cooperation in various fields, in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the Year of the Dragon.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong extended Tet (Lunar New Year) greetings to incumbent and former leaders of the Party, the State, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front, at a meeting in Hanoi on February 7, the 28th day of the last lunar month.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Vo Van Thuong have sent a message of congratulations to former Chairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and former President of Laos Khamtai Siphandone on the occasion of his 100th birthday, which falls on February 8.

Ho Chi Minh City on January 31 organised a meeting with consuls general and heads of international organisations, and economic and cultural offices and business associations of foreign countries and territories in the southern metropolis.

VOV.VN - The consumer price index (CPI) in January increased by 0.31% compared to the previous month, marking a rise of 3.37% against the same period from last year, as reported on January 29 by the General Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - The country is about to sign a protocol for avocado and passion fruit exports with the General Administration of Customs of China, bringing the total agricultural products exported to the Chinese market in this form to 8, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan has voiced Vietnam’s consistent and strong support for multilateralism and the global governance system with the United Nations at the centre, during her recent meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.