VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 12,133 tonnes of pepper worth US$63.7 million during the opening eight months of the year, representing a rise of 97.5% in volume and 151.8% in value on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Eight local finswimmers have successfully qualified for the 2025 World Games which is scheduled to take place from August 7 to 17 next year in Chengdu in China.

VOV.VN - Police based in the central city of Da Nang and in Trieu Phong district of the central province of Quang Tri have arrested two people for illegally appropriating property on social media.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has highlighted personnel preparation for the 14th congress as a crucial and key task to the implementation of the Party’s policies and guidelines as part of efforts to drive the nation into the new era.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held a phone conversation on September 17 with Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdelatty.

VOV.VN - Prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme, who is also Climate Envoy of the Netherlands, and officials of the European country agreed to step up ties with Vietnam in climate change response while receiving Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang.

The annual GBA Oktoberfest will be held in Vietnam’s three major cities—Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City—from September to October, featuring authentic German culture, cuisine and craft beer.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked for the acceleration of national key transport projects by removing bottlenecks and speeding up investment procedures and site clearance work while chairing the 14th meeting of the State steering committee for national key transport projects in Hanoi on September 17.

Indonesia has announced a record rice tender for September, seeking to acquire up to 450,000 tonnes from international suppliers.

Samsung Vietnam has donated VND10 billion to support the recovery of northern provinces hit by typhoon Yagi.