An alliance of retailers who have pledged to reduce single-use plastic bags (the Plastic Alliance) has launched campaigns to encourage people to use environmentally-friendly products.

The United States and Vietnam have a lot of potential for expanding their business and trade cooperation in such fields as agriculture, life sciences and energy transition, according to President and CEO of the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) Peter Tichansky.

Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan and Marc Mealy, Senior Vice President for Policy at the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC), co-chaired a seminar connecting agricultural enterprises of Vietnam and the US on May 13 in Washington D.C.

VOV.VN - The grand opening ceremony of the SEA Games 31 held at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi (Vietnam) on May 12 evening honours the cultural identities of Southeast Asian nations, and helps reinforce solidarity and friendship among ASEAN member states, according to foreign media outlets.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue received President of the Lao People’s Supreme Court Viengthong Siphandone in Hanoi on May 12.

VOV.VN - About 600,000 out of 750 electric vehicles bearing the VinFast brand to be sold in the United States will be manufactured in Vietnam, revealed Pham Nhat Vuong, chairman of Vingroup, the parent company of VinFast.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's upcoming visit to the United States and the UN from May 11 to May 17 is viewed as an occasion for both sides to discuss ways to move towards a harmonious and sustainable trade balance and resolve several pending issues related to trade.

VOV.VN- Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, has underscored the significance of maintaining peace for the cause of promoting global development at a high-level meeting of the Group of Friends of Global Development Initiative (GDI) held on May 9 in New York.

VOV.VN - The nation is an active contributor to co-operation frameworks and mechanisms between ASEAN and the US, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung said in a recent interview given to a Washington-based VOV correspondent regarding Vietnamese contributions to promoting joint ties.

Nguyen Tung Duong and Phuong The Anh of Vietnam snatched a silver medal in men’s double diving at the ongoing SEA Games 31 on May 8.