A solemn ceremony was held in the northern city of Hai Phong on August 10 to disperse the ashes of Merle Ratner, a leftist and anti-war activist of the US and also a close friend of Vietnam.

The cremated ashes of Merle Ratner, a left-wing and anti-war US activist and a friend of Vietnam, left New York for Vietnam at a ceremony held by the Permanent Mission of Vietnam in New York, her relatives and friends on August 7.

VOV.VN - US President Joe Biden has congratulated Vietnamese President To Lam on his election as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always regards the United States as a partner of strategic importance in bilateral relations, Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC), and chairman of the PCC's Commission for Information and Education, said at a reception on August 7 in Hanoi for US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese shrimp exports to the United States in the second quarter of the year reached US$182 million, down 7% compared to the same period from last year, according to details given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - The EU, the United States, and China represent the three largest coffee import markets from Vietnam since the beginning of the year.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Public Security Tran Quoc To recently held a meeting with Jacqueline Maguire, assistant director of the Training Division at the US’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in Quantico of Virginia to discuss issues relating to training and collaboration.

VOV.VN - More than 5,000 people took part in a walk in Ho Chi Minh City on August 4 to show their support for Agent Orange/dioxin victims in the lead up to National Day for Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin Victims (August 10).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Politburo member Nguyen Xuan Thang, who is also director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, is paying a working visit to the United States from July 31 to August 4.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has expressed its disappointment after the US Department of Commerce released its conclusions not recognizing the country as a market economy.