VOV.VN - Vietnam exported approximately 3.03 million tonnes of rice worth US$1.65 billion during the first half of the year with the average rice export price increasing 11.7% to roughly US$544.4 per tonne, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the northern province of Hung Yen will organise a largest-ever international conference to promote longan and other local agricultural products on July 15.

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting under the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration and HydroScan Company of Belgium signed a cooperation agreement on the transfer of real-time flood forecast technology for Hanoi’s inner areas.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on July 13 held a virtual signing ceremony of memoranda of understanding (MoU) with Uzbekistan’s partners.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Mai Phuoc Dung on July 13 presented his credentials to Singaporean President Halimah Yacob who expressed her delight at the comprehensive development of the strategic partnership between the two countries.

The Vietnam People’s Navy on July 12 held a ceremony in the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa to see off a delegation of naval soldiers who will compete in the 2021 Army Games in Russia.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed visiting Australian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan in Hanoi on July 13, expressed his belief the visit will help strengthen bilateral cooperation, especially in economics and trade.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc pushed for stronger cooperative ties between Vietnam and Thailand, Chile, Cuba and Russia during his separate receptions for newly accredited ambassadors of these countries in Hanoi on July 13.

The 39th online meeting of ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and Republic of Korea) National Tourism Organisations discussed the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism activities and worked out solutions, reported the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

VOV.VN - Phu Quoc island, a famous tourist destination in Vietnam, is likely to receive between 2,000 and 3,000 tourists per month through charter flights touching down on the island for the first three months of a trial scheme aimed at welcoming back international tourists.