VOV.VN - Two-way trade turnover between the nation and Australia continued to increase sharply during the initial months of the year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations on April 14 held an opening ceremony for its second training course for UN staff officers with the support of the US’s Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI).

The domestic labour market is bouncing back, with 50 million people getting jobs in the first quarter of this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnam’s honorary consulate office in Japan’s Mie prefecture officially came into operation on April 9, with Moriyuki Taniguchi, a Japanese national, as its head.

VOV.VN - Japan represents a market with large import demand for agricultural products, seafood, and processed foods, while Vietnam boasts a great competitive advantage in these products.

VOV.VN - The first quarter of the year witnessed the nation’s total revenue from retail sales of goods and services reach US$56.9 billion, a year-on-year rise of 4.4%, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - After enduring a deep decline in late 2021, Vietnamese tuna exports to Canada have enjoyed constant growth in the opening months of the year, with the export value to this market also doubling compared to the time prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The consumer price index (CPI) in the first quarter of the year rose by 1.92%, representing the lowest increase since 2017, with the exception of 2021, although the inflationary pressure will remain high until the end of the year, according to a senior statistician.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese cultural and art events in the UK, especially the ongoing Vietnam Days in the UK 2022, have significantly contributed to deepening ties between the two countries, said Nigel Adams, the UK’s Minister of State in the Cabinet Office, while receiving Vietnamese artists on March 31.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City desires to enhance connectivity with representative offices of foreign traders to ramp up trade and investment promotion activities in the city in the future, according to insiders.