Vietnamese firms should attach more importance to registering for intellectual property protection in foreign markets if they wish to develop brands abroad, according to the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP).

The 15th National Assembly will elect several important positions of the legislature on July 21 morning, the second day of its first session.

Ho Chi Minh City is working on a COVID-19 vaccination plan for consular officers and foreigners in the city.

VOV.VN - Customs officers of Da Nang city in collaboration with other relevant units discovered a shipment of 138kg of suspected rhino horns and 3.1 tonnes of animal bones taken from various rare and precious wildlife species.

VOV.VN - With an annual import value of fruit and vegetables worth more than GB£6billion, equivalent to US$8.4 billion, the UK can be considered a large potential market for Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese trade office in Australia said on July 12 that it is launching a trade promotion programme aimed at pushing Vietnamese ginger to Australian consumers.

VOV.VN - Local firms have been advised to develop a long-term strategy when exporting to the EU market due to value added tax (VAT) being officially applied for online B2C transactions of suppliers from third countries to its customers, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Belgium and the EU.

VOV.VN - The National Election Council (NEC) moved to adopt a resolution confirming the eligibility of the 499 winners in the 15th National Assembly (NA) election during its eighth meeting held on July 12 in Hanoi.

The industrial sector's added value grew 8.91% in the first half of the year, according to the General Statistics Office.

A total of VND508 billion (US$22.14 million) was lost due to natural disasters between January and June this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).