VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 1.15 million tonnes of coffee worth US$4.57 billion during the past 10 months of the year, a drop of 11.1% in volume but up 39.2% in value compared to the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

A delegation of the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) led by its Vice Chairman Nguyen Canh Toan had working sessions with representatives of the Italian insurance and finance group SACE, the CDP Group, and the SIMEST Group on October 24 and 25, as part of their ongoing working trip to Italy.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Vietnam in Italy, in collaboration with Italian and Vietnamese partners, has co-hosted a Vietnam-Italy local partnership and cooperation conference in northern Bologna city.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy, in collaboration with Italian and Vietnamese partners, organised a forum on connecting the coffee industries of the two countries on October 9 as a key event during the ongoing Vietnam-Italy Coffee Day in Turin city.

A delegation from the National Assembly (NA) Committee for National Defence and Security, led by its chairman Lieut. Gen. Le Tan Toi, conducted a working visit to Bulgaria and Italy from September 26 to October 3.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung on October 1 attended a business forum on Southeast Asian markets held in the city of Brescia in Northern Italy, at the invitation of President of the Federation of Employers (Confindustria) of Brescia province Franco Gusalli Beretta.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines will inaugurate a direct air route between Hanoi and Milan starting from July 1, 2025, thereby making it the first Vietnamese carrier to set up a direct connection to Italy.

The relationship between Vietnam - Italy has recorded strong and fruitful development across sectors with a "vibrant vitality" after more than 50 years of establishing diplomatic ties based on the solid foundation of a traditional, sincere and warm friendship, Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung has stated.

The southern province of Tay Ninh introduced its tourism potential and investment opportunities to diplomats and businesses of 15 countries at a meeting in Tay Ninh city on August 22.

VOV.VN - A research project on traditional Vietnamese medicine was highlighted at an international conference held in Milan, Italy, on August 12 - 13.