VOV.VN - State president Nguyen Xuan Phuc is scheduled to hold phone talks with Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on September 15 to discuss issues relating to bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern.

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien recently held phone talks with US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to discuss bilateral economic and trade issues.

The Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has announced a list of COVID-19 hotlines for handling related information and opinions from local residents.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and China have agreed to boost bilateral co-operation in theoretical research, communication, journalism, and publications in order to meet development requirements in their respective countries.

VOV.VN - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) imported goods worth a total of US$2.8 billion from Vietnam during the opening seven months of the year, representing an annual rise of 40.8%, reports the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Phones and components continued to lead the way among Vietnam’s key export items during the opening seven months of the year with their value increasing by 11.9% to reach US$29.35 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The country recorded a trade deficit of more than US$3 billion between the beginning of the year and mid-July, according to details given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Three mobile network operators - Viettel, VNPT and MobiFone - have applied for the implementation of their own Mobile Money pilot projects.

Local telecommunications network providers have been approved to pilot several Mobile Money services next month after more than two years of waiting.

Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang held a phone discussion on June 11 with Russian Minister of Defence Gen. Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu.