An Australia-funded project has chosen nine leading agritech scale-ups from overseas to enter the Vietnamese market with an aim of solving the country’s most pressing agrifood challenges, according to the Australian Embassy in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese export turnover to Indonesia during the first half of the year increased by 47.2% to US$1.92 billion against the same period from last year, according to statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam’s airline industry is facing its worst crisis yet amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an online conference on financial solutions to keep the industry afloat heard recently.

VOV.VN - ASEAN Foreign Ministers, while attending their 54th ministerial meeting (AMM), issued a joint communique, reaffirming their commitment to settle the sea-related disputes in the South China Sea, known as the East Sea, in Vietnam, by peaceful means in line with international law.

The consequence of bombs, mines and toxic chemicals left by war in Vietnam is an urgent issue that has been threatening people's lives and causing a serious effect on the country’s sustainable development goals, a senior official has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam racked up a trade deficit of US$2.5 billion during the first seven months of the year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam sent 18 promising athletes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, although they failed to win any medal at the global sporting competition.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese men’s national football team will hold a training camp behind closed doors in preparation for the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in order to ensure the footballers’ safety during the country’s COVID-19 fight.

VOV.VN - The United States has decided to provide Vietnam with US$4.5 million worth of assistance to support the country’s vaccination and enhance capacity building in COVID-19 prevention.

Vietnam and China has signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in agriculture and fruit sale, expected to facilitate farm produce trading amid difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.