Vietnamese organisations and associations in the UK have raised funds worth GBP61,367 (US$82,132) to support people who were affected by Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam’s northern provinces early this month.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son of Vietnam held meetings with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf on the sidelines of the UN Summit of the Future as part of the High-Level Week of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

A total of 40 water purifiers and 200 multi-purpose plastic tarpaulins donated by Japan are set to come to the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on September 15 to be delivered to people in areas affected by heavy rains and floods triggered by super Typhoon Yagi.

Member of the Central Military Commission and Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien and UK Minister of State for Defence Vernon Coaker co-chaired the fifth Vietnam-UK defence policy dialogue in Hanoi on September 13.

VOV.VN - As many as 15 Vietnamese enterprises introduced their products at the UK Outdoor Furniture trade show (Source Garden) in Birmingham from September 10 to 12, hoping to strengthen connectivity with thousands of British and European retailers.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam hosted a reception for visiting Commissioner General of the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) Kim Jong-uk in Hanoi on August 26.

VOV.VN - A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam denied information recently published by the UK newswire The Mirror that British citizens may have their passports confiscated and may be banned from leaving Vietnam.

VOV.VN - British newspaper the Daily Mail has unveiled 17 stunning pictures of Vietnam taken by an award-winning photographer, all of which will make tourists keen to book a plane ticket to visit.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese tuna is enjoying several advantages in the UK market thanks to tariff incentives from the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA).

VOV.VN - In the first half of this year, the total trade turnover between Vietnam and the UK reached more than US$3.9 billion, an increase of 21.7% over the same period from 2023, with Vietnam recording a trade surplus of more than US$3.2 billion, up 28.5% on-year, according to preliminary statistics compiled by the General Department of Customs.