VOV.VN - The nation has a great opportunity to export rice, fruits, along with other agricultural products to the UK, particularly as it is one of the 10 largest markets in the world with an annual food import turnover of up to US$65.5 billion.

The US is a potential market for Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports thanks to the diverse distribution system along with a 3-million-strong overseas Vietnamese community, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in the US.

VOV.VN - The nation’s trade ties with the United States have enjoyed impressive growth during 26 years since the normalisation of diplomatic ties, with two-way trade growing from over US$400 million in 1995 to more than US$90 billion in 2020.

VOV.VN - Despite the complicated nature of developments relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese overseas investment during the opening nine months of the year surged by 32.4% on-year to reach US$572.3 million, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Bamboo Airways’ first flight on its direct route between Vietnam and the US landed in San Francisco, the US, on September 23 (local time) after 13 hours and 36 minutes of nonstop flight.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always considers the US as one of its most important partners with economic, trade and investment cooperation forming the core, State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien met with Patrick Leahy, president pro tempore of the US Senate on September 22 (local time) in Washington DC, with their discussion focusing on war-aftermath mitigation projects in Vietnam.

Peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world is the common goal of all countries, to which countries have the responsibility to contribute, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

The Washington Times of the US has published an article commending Vietnam’s role in global issues particularly in its post as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the 2020-2021 tenure.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Arun Savkur, CEO of the US’s Quantum Group on September 22 in New York (local time), witnessing the handover of the cooperation agreement between the group and a Vietnamese joint venture.