VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong’s forthcoming State visit to Italy is expected to enhance bilateral trade and bring co-operation opportunities for both nations’ businesses, which share many similarities, particularly as their economies are complementary to each other in terms of industries and products.

A fundraising event was held in Vancouver, Canada on July 22 to support Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.

On the occasion of President Vo Van Thuong's official visit to Austria, Dr. Patrick Horvath, secretary general of Vienna-based think tank Foundation for Scientific Economic Policy (WIWIPOL) and a volunteer in Austrian cultural exchange and integration organisation “Asia in Vienna,” has written an article suggesting a three-fold economic policy strategy between Vietnam and Austria.

It is necessary to further step up trade promotion activities and disseminate information to the business community about the benefits of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to take advantage of strengths of both Vietnam and Austria to further boost bilateral trade ties.

Vietnamese and US officials discussed economic outlooks and climate finance at a meeting held by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the Foreign Trade University (FTU) in Hanoi on July 21.

A webinar on e-commerce opportunities in Singapore and countries in the region for Vietnamese goods was held on July 21 by the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore, the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Department of Asia-Africa Markets and the Vietnam E-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency (iDEA).

VOV.VN - The Dubai Chambers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) officially opened a trade office in Ho Chi Minh City on July 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang will pay official visits to Israel and Egypt from July 24 to 27, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press communique released on July 20.

The Vietnam – US trade relations are enjoying strong growth after the US concluded its investigation related to Section 301 into Vietnam’s alleged import and use of timber illegally harvested or traded, and removed Vietnam from its currency manipulation list, said Trade Counsellor of Vietnam in the US Do Ngoc Hung.

VOV.VN - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, his wife and entourage arrived in Hanoi on July 20, beginning a two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.