VOV.VN - The General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) announced on May 29 that the first half of 2023 saw the consumer price index (CPI) rise by 3.29% and core inflation grow by 4.74% from the same period last year.

VOV.VN - A ceremony to transfer one set of remains believed to be of American servicemen who died during the Vietnam War was held at Da Nang International Airport on June 27.

The first Vietnam-US Cultural Festival took place at the Vietnam Centre for Exhibition of Cultural and Arts in Hanoi on June 25.

The period of strong volatility of the US dollar has ended, and the US$/VND exchange rate in the last six months of 2023 will remain stable, experts have forecast.

The historical meaning of the victory in countering the US’s naval blockade using torpedoes, mines and magnetic bombs in the north 50 years ago (June 27, 1973-2023) and lessons from the victory were spotlighted at a conference held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on June 26.

VOV.VN - Three Americans – a peace activist, a war correspondent, and a politico-military analyst – were presented with Vietnam’s medal of honor for their anti-war advocacy, healing the wounds of war, and fostering friendship between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan escorted by Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG 54) and USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), began a goodwill visit to Vietnam on June 25.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese shrimp exports are anticipated to rebound from the third quarter of the year to make up for a prolonged drop from August 2022, said Truong Dinh Hoe, general secretary of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City hosted a ceremony on June 23 to celebrate the 247th anniversary of the US Independence Day (July 4, 1776-2023).

Vietnam recognises the more positive assessment made in the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report by the US Department of State, Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang told a regular press briefing on June 22.