VOV.VN - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making a trip to three Southeast Asian nations this week, demonstrating the Biden administration’s commitment to growing ties with its regional allies and deepening relations with Vietnam in particular, according to experts.

Vietnam was named among the world’s top 20 host economies for foreign direct investment for the first time in 2020 with an inflow of US$16 billion.

VOV.VN - The nation has signed three agreements for the transfer of COVID-19 vaccine production technology with Russia, the United States, and Japan, according to details provided by Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on July 23 issued a formal determination in the Vietnam Currency Section 301 investigation, under which the agency will not take any tariff action against Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s ST24 and ST25 rice exports witnessed robust growth during the first half of the year despite a downward trend in the international market.

VOV.VN - US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is scheduled to pay an official visit to the nation from July 28 to July 29 following an invitation sent by Vietnam’s Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese pangasius exports surged by 17% on-year to reach US$780.9 million during the initial six months of the year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomes the outcomes of the online talks on July 19 between Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hong and US Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen, and the deal reached the same day between the SBV and the US Department of Treasury on exchange rate policy.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) pledges to continue fostering exchange rate flexibility while maintaining macroeconomic and financial market stability, so as to ease concerns from the US Department of Treasury about the country’s currency practices.

For the first time in Olympic history, national flags will be carried by two athletes at the Games, and runner Quach Thi Lan and swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang have the honour of carrying the Vietnamese flag at the upcoming Tokyo Games’ opening ceremony.