VOV.VN - Bilateral trade between Vietnam and the UK reached US$657.35 million during January, representing an annual increase of 78.57%, according to the European-American Market Department.

Investors from the UK were showing significant interest in investing in renewable energy projects in Vietnam, especially wind power, expecting the Vietnamese Government to introduce long-term support policies as well as simplification of procedures for project implementation.

Vietnam supports the UK in strengthening economic and trade relations with member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and is willing to share information and experience in joining the pact with the UK, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam advocates maintaining peace and stability in the region through security, safety, freedom of navigation, and overflight, whilst respecting the principle of the rule of law on seas and oceans.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has moved to license the AstraZeneca novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine developed by Oxford University in the UK to be used to combat the pandemic in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has been a hot topic among media outlets throughout Southeast Asia in recent times, with the major political event running from January 25 to February 2.

VOV.VN - International delegates hailed the nation’s efforts to affirm the role of women in building and sustaining peace during the International Conference on Women, Peace and Security which was held from December 7 to December 9 by the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the UN.

Hanoi’s Thanh Xuan Junior High School has been recognised as a registered Cambridge school by the UK’s Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE), the school announced at a ceremony on October 28.

Vietnamese Embassies in Malaysia and the United Kingdom and local Vietnamese societies there have been busy over the last several days raising funds for flood-stricken people in the central region.

VOV.VN - Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh on April 15 received flight VN54, bringing home 93 Vietnamese nationals from the coronavirus-hit UK.