VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held phone talks with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on October 26 to discuss measures to boost bilateral cooperation, especially in economics, trade and investment, as well as in COVID-19 response and climate change.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his hope that trade between Vietnam and New Zealand will reach US$2 billion in 2024 while receiving New Zealand Ambassador Tredene Dobson in Hanoi on October 26.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam – Australia forum on artificial intelligence (AI) will be held virtually on October 27, bringing together leading AI experts from both countries.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is to continue flowing into Vietnam from Europe in the medium to long-term thanks to the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), which was ratified in August last year, experts said.

VOV.VN - The US Mission to Vietnam, in partnership with Arizona State University, hosted the 2021 YSEALI Summit: Power of STEAM Education & Workforce Innovation on October 16-17 and October 23-24, 2021.

VOV.VN - Asia remains an important trade partner for Vietnam, with the total import-export turnover soaring by 25.7% year on year to reach over USS$313 billion during the opening nine months of the year despite challenges caused by COVID-19, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Inflation has been kept at a low rate in Vietnam since the beginning of the year, although pressure is starting to build up moving into the remaining months of the year and early 2022, according to economists.

VOV.VN - The "Ici Vietnam Festival- Spécial Cinéma" was held in Paris from October 22 to October 24, drawing the participation of numerous young overseas Vietnamese film directors as they shared their various achievements in the field of culture.

VOV.VN - The Virtual Vietnam International Food Industry Exhibition 2021 (Virtual Vietnam Foodexpo 2021) is scheduled to get underway on December 7, with the primary aim of boosting the domestic market and increasing the export of food and agricultural products.

The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS)’ Institute of Literature and the Italian Embassy in Hanoi co-organised a seminar on Italian poet Dante Alighieri on the occasion of his 700th death anniversary.