The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) and the Vietnamese Trade Office in the Netherlands on August 9 organised a virtual consultation serving the export of agro-aquatic products to the European market.

VOV.VN - The Criminal Science Institute under the Ministry of Public Security has recently discovered eight new illicit drugs in Vietnam, all of which are not on the country’s list of banned substances.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Vietnam and Vital Strategies on August 9 signed an agreement for a second phase of work under the Data for Health Initiative to continue supporting the Vietnamese Government’s efforts to improve civil registration and vital statistics.

VOV.VN - The export of Vietnamese forestry products during the seven months of the year soared by 55% to US$10.25 billion, according to data from the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam remains an attractive destination for US investors in the Indo-Pacific, heard a webinar recently held by The Asia Group.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son attended the first Friends of the Mekong (FOM) Ministerial Meeting, which was held on August 5 via videoconference.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Tanzania Nguyen Nam Tien and Tanzanian Foreign Minister Liberata Mulamula vowed to continue promoting economic and investment cooperation between the two countries at their meeting on August 4 in Dar es Salaam.

Members of “Stay Strong Saigon” - a project of young Vietnamese people in the US in coordination with members of the “Vietnam - Unite for Vietnam” project launched a campaign to donate 20,000 N95 face masks to frontline forces in the COVID-19 fight in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - For the first time in more than a month, Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has recorded a sharp drop in the number of newly detected coronavirus infections during the past 12 hours.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Prosperity Joint-stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) has been named as the winner of the enterprise risk management awards in Asia by financial publication The Asian Banker.