A seminar was held in Hanoi on February 23 by the Embassy of Sweden in Vietnam, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Swedish Workplace Programme (SWP) to discuss how social dialogue contributes to sustainable business during and post pandemic.

VOV.VN - The enforcement of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has been considered one of the driving forces for greater presence of Vietnamese rice in the EU market, according to insiders.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang and the Ambassadors of the European Union, France, Sweden, Poland and the Czech Republic discussed bilateral ties and several multilateral issues between Vietnam and the EU during a meeting in Hanoi on December 1.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese coffee prices have skyrocketed in recent weeks amid the country exporting 1.18 million tonnes of coffee worth US$2.23 billion during the opening nine months of the year, according to statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - A ceremony has been held recently in Ho Chi Minh City to hand over adopted children to 91 families from various European nations.

VOV.VN - There are bright prospects ahead for Vietnamese coffee exports to the Nordic market, particularly as tariffs on coffee beans have been slashed to 0% under the provisions of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Sweden.

VOV.VN - Local firms have been urged to focus their efforts on producing high-quality coffee or organic coffee in order to make further inroads in the Northern European market, according to advice given by the Vietnamese Trade Office in Sweden.

VOV.VN - Local businesses have been advised to develop organic food in an effort to boost fruit and vegetable exports to Nordic countries, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Sweden.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, attended the UN Security Council (UNSC)'s Arria-formula meeting on May 7 to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 on violations against children in situations of armed conflict.

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Embassy of Sweden in Vietnam announced key findings of the Study on Corporate Awareness and Implementation of Responsible Business Practice in Vietnam in 2020 at an event in Hanoi on April 22.