VOV.VN - Despite it being over 50 years since the United States stopped spraying Agent Orange (AO) throughout various parts of Vietnam, people are still suffering from the severe hereditary defects caused by the chemical to this day, according to a recent article published by German daily newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau (FR).

VOV.VN - Publication Inside US Trade of the United States has released an article entitled “US, Vietnam working to avoid imposition of Section 301 tariffs”, citing a source that is familiar with the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)’s twin investigations into Vietnamese trading practices.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced affirmative preliminary determinations in the anti-dumping investigations of passenger vehicle tires from certain countries, including Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Ha Kim Ngoc has held a phone call this week with Ted Yoho, a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida's 3rd Congressional District, to discuss about Vietnam-US relations.

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh, who is also Chairman of the Vietnam - US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council, has held phone talks with US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer to discuss bilateral economic and trade issues.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will actively cooperate with the United States to address concerns about the monetary policy and timber materials in the country, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded seven additional imported novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, increasing the total number of infections to 1,497, according to a report issued on January 5 by the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - A 22-year-old Vietnamese student who recently returned from the United States and was in quarantine in Chuong My district of Hanoi has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after being permitted to return home.

VOV.VN - Close to 360 Vietnamese citizens in the US, including minors under 18, the elderly, sick people, and students who have completed their courses and have difficulty in accommodation, and other specially difficult cases were flown home safely on a flight operated by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on December 31 and January 1.

The US Treasury Department’s labelling of Vietnam as a currency manipulator is groundless and certainly significantly affects the psychology of the Vietnamese business community, especially those operating in the import and export field, according to Hoang Quang Phong, Vice President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).