VOV.VN - The World Bank (WB) and partners on September 29 launched a project aiming to reduce economic and health vulnerability of older persons in Vietnam, under a US$2.75-million grant, funded by the Government of Japan through the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF), administered by the WB.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang held a working session with French parliamentarians and members of the France-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group in the French Parliament on September 28 following an invitation by Stéphanie Do, chairwoman of the group

With his tireless efforts to promote Vietnamese music, conductor Dong Quang Vinh is known as an “ambassador” by the domestic music world, helping connect Vietnamese with international music.

VOV.VN - ‘Mien Ky Uc', known as ‘Memoryland’ in English, has been granted a license by the Vietnam Cinema Department for competition in the New Currents category during the upcoming Busan International Film Festival.

VOV.VN - Major media outlets of the Czech Republic have made positive comments on Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s speech at the recent 76th UN General Assembly, calling for multilateral cooperation and observation of international law in addressing global challenges.

Vietnam exported 23,510 tonnes of rubber worth US$41.87 million to the US in the first 7 months of 2021, up 61% in volume and 92.3% in value year-on-year

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted separate receptions in New York on September 21 (local time) for leaders of major US companies which want to increase investments in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - More than 30 Vietnamese firms participated in the 63rd Osaka International Gift Show, an event which is one of the most prestigious and large-scale gift-making fairs in Japan, according to the Vietnam Trade Office branch in Osaka.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc witnessed the signing of a contract to provide aircraft and engine maintenance service worth US$260 million between new-generation airline Vietjet and CFM International, on September 21 (local time) in the framework of his on-going working trip to the US.

The International Renewable Energy Expert, a local solar power cell producer, has introduced the first made-in-Vietnam Agri-PV (Agriculture photovoltaic module) for dual-use solar energy agriculture projects in domestic and export markets.