Vietnam has become one of the leading rice producing and exporting countries in the world. However, this item is usually imported raw, then distributed under the brand of the importers.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 12 received Dutch Ambassador Elsbeth Akkermann and Swiss Ambassador Ivo Sieber who came to bid farewell to the President following the end of their working terms in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - As many as 130 business executives of all 21 APEC economies will meet in the Vietnamese province of Quang Ninh on July 26-27 for the third meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC III).

Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab recently described Vietnam as the safest country in Southeast Asia against the threat of financial attacks targeting banks, payment systems and online stores.

UNESCO representative in Vietnam Christian Manhart has highlighted Vietnam’s leading role in protecting intangible cultural heritage.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 6.96 million tonnes of iron and steel worth US$5.125 billion in the first half of the year, a rise of 13.7% in value against the same period from last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - The Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV) unveiled on July 11 that Australia has ended anti-dumping duties previously placed on aluminum extrusions imported from Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Lindsey Coffey, Timeless Beauty 2020 winner and Destiny Wagner, Miss Earth 2021 winner, arrived in Vietnam on July 11 to join the judging panel of the Miss Ethnic Vietnam 2022 pageant.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh began a two-day visit to China on July 12, during which he is scheduled to co-chair the 14th meeting of the Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation.

A total of 36,537 people, including 36,363 Vietnamese, participated in the fourth week of an online quiz on the history of Vietnam-Laos special relations from 4pm on July 4 to 3pm on July 11.