VOV.VN - A number of Vietnamese localities have signed and handed over numerous investment licenses of projects worth billions of US dollars in capital to businesses of the Republic of Korea (RoK) at a joint business forum in Seoul.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 13 held the 20th National Conference on Local Diplomacy, with the aim of continuing to reform and increase the efficiency of foreign affairs and international integration of localities.

During the Doi moi (Renewal) process, the diplomatic sector has gained important achievements, and left many outstanding hallmarks on foreign affairs, thus helping to build the fortune, potential, position and international prestige that Vietnam has never had before.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Nguyen Thi Hoang Van, Vice Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, attended an extraordinary teleconference of the International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP) held on December 10-11.

Vietnamese rice businesses and farmers are still lacking awareness of low-carbon rice production, said Nguyen Van Hung, an expert from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on December 9 signed a memorandum of understanding on technical support for the prevention and control of African swine fever (ASF) in Vietnam.

Vietnam protests cyber attacks in any form and stays ready to cooperate with the international community in the issue, said the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will reopen international commercial flights under a two-phase pilot scheme, starting on December 15, the Ministry of Transport said in its latest proposal to the Government.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has agreed with the Ministry of Transport’s proposal to resume international air routes and requested the Prime Minister to allow it to welcome international visitors from December 2021.

VOV.VN - With Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien bringing the Miss Grand International crown to Vietnam for the first time after eight years of participation in the pageant, let’s take a look at the Vietnamese representatives in the beauty contest throughout the years.