VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense of Vietnam, met with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix in New York on September 23 during the Vietnamese delegation’s visit to the United States for the high-Level Week of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.

VOV.VN - The United States Federal Reserve’s recent decision to lower its benchmark interest rate by 0.5% is expected to ease pressure on the exchange rate between the US dollar and the Vietnamese Dong, and enable the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to flexibly adjust its monetary policy, according to analysts.

The number of passengers being refused entry at airports across the country has increased sharply, reported the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Vietnam posted a trade surplus of US$2.41 billion with the Philippines in the first eight months of 2024, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The country splashed out more than US$1.1 billion on importing nearly 3.5 million tonnes of fertiliser during the past eight months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 43.6% in volume and 36.9% in value, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The US has announced the launching of a sunset review concerning the anti-dumping duty orders on uncovered innerspring units from Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese airlines, including Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, Pacific Airlines, VASCO, Bamboo Airways and Vietravel Airlines, operated a total of 176,307 flights, of which 45,889 were delayed, accounting for 26% of the total figure, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV)'s report.

VOV.VN - Individuals and collectives donated VND2.850 billion through an art programme jointly organised by the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and Hanoi Moi (New Hanoi) newspaper on September 17 in support of people hit by typhoon Yagi.

VOV.VN - Nearly 200 Radio Voice of Vietnam (VOV) employees joined a blood donation drive on September 17, with the event kicking off at the VOV headquarters on 58 Quan Su street in Hanoi.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam has written an article on continuing to strongly innovate the Party's leadership and ruling methods.