VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has extended his congratulations to King of Malaysia Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah on the 64th National Day of the country (August 31).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Canada held a get-together on August 27 to celebrate the 76th National Day of Vietnam (September 2).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 21 sent a message of congratulation to Ismail Sabri Yaakob on his appointment as the ninth Prime Minister of Malaysia.

VOV.VN - The local rice industry has faced an array of challenges this year caused as the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the rice supply chain, thereby negatively affecting export activities, according to industry insiders.

Having lost their jobs and being unable to return home as there are no international flights, many Vietnamese workers in Malaysia are struggling to cope with the fallout from COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The International Trade Commission (ITC) of Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs unveiled that it has moved to extend the ongoing anti-dumping investigation into Vietnamese ceramic tiles until September 17.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade is poised to hold a public consultation on August 30 to consider a further investigation regarding the application of anti-dumping duties on polyester filament yarn (PFY) originating from China, India, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Malaysia on July 27 received a cash donation worth MYR13,130, or about US$3,100, from the local Vietnamese women’s union to the national COVID-19 vaccine fund.

VOV.VN - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic impacting seafood consumption globally, fish cake and surimi exports have continued to record growth in the opening five months of the year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported approximately 3.03 million tonnes of rice worth US$1.65 billion during the first half of the year with the average rice export price increasing 11.7% to roughly US$544.4 per tonne, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.