The Government has issued Decree 5/2024/ND-CP on special preferential import tariffs for Cambodian goods as part of the implementation of the Vietnam-Cambodia trade promotion agreement for the 2023-2024 period.

Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya lauded the robust and healthy progress of the Vietnam – India comprehensive strategic partnership in 2023 and shared plans and orientations aimed at elevating the bilateral relations with Vietnam in the time to come in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency prior to the advent of the Year of the Dragon.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) of Ho Chi Minh City carried out charitable and social activities with total funds of over VND748 billion (US$30.3 million) last year.

The Vietnam Forum: The Moment will be hosted by the Ho Chi Minh City Peace and Development Foundation (HPDF) on May 25-26 in HCM City, highlighting connectivity, culture and creativeness in Vietnam’s development, heard a press conference on January 24.

VOV.VN - Despite Vietnamese seafood exports to Canada last year falling by 38.5% compared to 2022, the country remained the seventh largest seafood supplier to this potential market, according to the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Vietnam earned a total of 3,669 points in order to finish 49th on the global beauty rankings in 2023, compiled by Missosology, the world’s leading publication on beauty pageants.

VOV.VN - A total of five Vietnamese agricultural and food products are now subject to EU control when being exported to this highly lucrative market, including bell peppers, instant noodles, durian, okra, and dragon fruit.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thuy Anh, president of the Vietnam-France Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group, paid a visit to France from January 23 to January 24 to seek co-operation opportunities with French partners.

Officials from Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the UAE Ministry of Economy on January 24 agreed to speed up the negotiation for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) between the two countries.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Winston Peters have agreed to foster coordination between the two foreign ministries so as to strengthen cooperation between the two nations.