Vietnamese culture and cuisine were highlighted at the second Vietnamese Festival that took place from July 16-18 in La Plagne Tarentaise town, a popular destination in France’s southeast region of Savoie.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Chu Ngoc Anh on July 18 evening signed an official dispatch No.15 on the enforcement of urgent measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic amid increasingly complicated developments of the virus across the nation.

VOV.VN - A further 1,612 new COVID-19 cases, including 1,600 local cases and 12 imported infections, were recorded on the evening of July 17, with Ho Chi Minh City registering the highest number of infections with 2,786 for the whole day.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Nguyen Thi Bich Hue paid a business trip to the southern Italian region of Sicily from July 14 to June 16, with a view of stepping up co-operation in a multitude of fields.

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.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 16 attended and delivered a speech at a virtual informal meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders at the invitation of APEC 2021 Chair - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the nation’s biggest coronavirus hotspot, recorded 1,769 further positive COVID-19 cases among 2,106, including one imported found across 18 localities, the Ministry of Health said in its July 17 morning update.

The Government should have more long-term policies and packages supporting and aiding businesses to recover from the impacts of COVID-19, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has said.

The second National Food Systems Summit Dialogue was held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), in partnership with a number of ministries, the UN in Vietnam and international development partners in Hanoi on July 16.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches importance to relations with Utah and other US states and considers this one of the nine pillars in the comprehensive partnership, has said Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc.