VOV.VN - Despite shrinking markets due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s shrimp exports enjoyed robust growth in the past seven months and are projected to rise over the coming months, said the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

Climate change mitigation and adaptation, marine waste management, environmentally sustainable cities, and air and water pollution are among cooperation areas targeted by Vietnam and Japan in the time ahead.

VOV.VN - The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) held a press briefing on August 21 introducing the “GOOD GOODS JAPAN” exhibition to enhance trade links between consumer goods enterprises from the two countries.

VOV.VN - A number of localities which are home to large mango-growing areas throughout Mekong Delta have been striving to find new export markets following the suspension of mango imports by China due to a number of firms faking origin traceability code.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic has held a respect-paying ceremony and opened a funeral book for former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Le Kha Phieu.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese embassies located in China, Japan and Cambodia held tribute-paying services for former Party leader Le Kha Phieu on August 14, whilst allowing visitors to sign books of condolences.

VOV.VN - Japan has committed to supporting and protecting Vietnamese trainees, while proposing setting up a hotline between the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Vietnam Embassy to assist interns.

VOV.VN - The nation’s timber and wood exports during the initial seven months of the year enjoyed a surge of 6.2% to US$6.09 billion against the same period last year, according to figures released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - A group of 47 Vietnamese trainees working at Ariake shipyard in Nagasu town of Kumamoto Prefecture (Japan) have been confirmed to be carrying the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on August 4 discussed ways to boost bilateral ties as well as cooperation at regional and global forums during their phone talks-the second in the past three months.