VOV.VN - The 2023 Vietnam Int’l Retailtech & Franchise Show (VIETRF) got underway on November 2 in Ho Chi Minh, attracting more than 250 domestic and foreign brands.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s cement and clinker exports grossed US$1.125 billion from exporting more than 26 million tonnes during the past 10 months of the year, down 2.4% in value against the same period from last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has asked both nations to facilitate import and export activities in a bid to soon fulfil the goal of elevating bilateral trade turnover to US$200 million in the near future.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national futsal team have been seeded in Pot 2, alongside the likes of Tajikistan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia in the final round of the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup, as announced by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Africa has remained a silver lining in trade between Vietnam and the world, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc affirmed at a seminar held by the Foreign Ministry on November 1.

Vietnam’s teams have secured an absolute victory at the ASEAN Student Contest on Information Security (ASCIS) 2023 after overcoming teams from other ASEAN nations.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on November 1 hosted First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Chang Ho-jin on the occasion of his visit to Vietnam to co-chair the fifth deputy foreign ministerial level strategic dialogue on diplomacy, security and defence between the two countries.

There is an increasing preference for digital banking and new payment modes such as mobile banking apps, e-wallets, QR code-based payments, e-commerce payment platforms and mobile wallet debit or credit cards among Vietnamese consumers, the United Overseas Bank (UOB) said in its report “ASEAN Consumer Sentiment Study" (ACSS) which was launched on November 1.

VOV.VN - A delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, led by its Vice Chairman Nguyen Huu Dung, attended the General Assembly of the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS) on November 1 in Moscow.

VOV.VN - Despite accounting for only a small share of overall exports, Vietnam’s agriculture exports have boomed with both rice and durians outperforming other items this year, according to HSBC’s latest report “Vietnam at a glance”.