VOV.VN - Despite suffering a fall in export orders coupled with the appreciation of the US dollar, the local garment and textile industry is anticpated to meet an export target of between US$43 - 44 billion this year, according to industry insiders.

Sen Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Van Rinh, president of the Vietnam Association of Agent Orange/dioxin Victims (VAVA) has suggested the US form a long-term support programme inclusively for Agency Orange (AO) victims in Vietnam to enhance the effectiveness of US’s assistance relating to the settlement of war consequences.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s total export turnover during the past 10 months of the year saw a surge of roughly 169% to reach US$30.27 billion on-year, according to the latest data released on October 29 by the General Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported approximately 24,000 tonnes of honey worth roughly US$41 million during the past nine months of the year, according to figures given by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - The daily exchange rate for the US dollar against the local currency (VND) has dropped after the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) moved to withdraw cash through open market operation (OMO) and foreign currency selling channels for the seventh consecutive session.

VOV.VN - Senator Patrick Leahy, president pro tempore of the US Senate has expressed his desire to further strengthen exchanges between the young generations of the two countries.

Vietnam should invest in the infrastructure system and human resources in order to enhance its role in the new global supply chain, Whitney Baird, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the US Department of State told Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper.

VOV.VN - The escalation of the US dollar reaching a record high of more than VND24,500 in recent times is anticipated to cause numerous challenges for Vietnamese firms due to the risk of exchange rate differences, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is likely to produce a trade surplus of US$10 billion this year despite enduring global market uncertainties and fluctuations, Minister of Trade and Industry Nguyen Hong Dien told the ongoing year-end session of the National Assembly.

Deputy Chief of the US Mission in Vietnam Melissa A. Bishop on October 21 launched the first two courses of the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in the country.