VOV.VN - Vietnam exported nearly 153,000 tonnes of pepper worth more than US$483 million during the first half of the year, thereby representing a rise of nearly 24% in volume, but down 13.7% in value on-year, according to the latest data released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The July 22 game between Vietnam and the US during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in New Zealand drew 6.26 million viewers, making it the most-watched football telecast in the US since last year’s men’s World Cup final, according to Fox Sports.

Startups and universities from the Republic of Korea will participate in MEGA US EXPO 2023, a Korea-Vietnam multi-sector exhibition to take place in HCM City on August 30-31.

Vietnamese and US officials discussed economic outlooks and climate finance at a meeting held by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the Foreign Trade University (FTU) in Hanoi on July 21.

American and Vietnamese musicians will entertain Hanoians with a concert at The American Center Hanoi to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the US-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership.

The US values the comprehensive partnership with Vietnam and will continue to develop it, affirmed US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at her meeting with Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue in Hanoi on July 21.

VOV.VN - The retail prices of petrol increased sharply by VND1,220 to VND1,300 per litre as of 3 p.m. on July 21, following the latest changes made by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc on July 21 held a working session with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen who is in Hanoi for a working visit.

Politburo member, Head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh emphasised the huge potential for Vietnam to lure abundant, high-quality investment from the US at his reception for US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Hanoi on July 20.

Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hong and US Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen had a working session in Hanoi on July 20, pledging to maintain close cooperation between their agencies in the spirit of mutual respect.