The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) launched a week promoting Vietnamese goods at a ceremony held at Co.opmart supermarket in Hanoi on November 14.

VOV.VN - The 22nd International Shoe & Leather Exhibition – Vietnam will get underway in Ho Chi Minh City from November 16 to 18, with the participation of several of the world’s famous brands in the leather - shoemaking industry.

VOV.VN - Nearly five million Vietnamese people get diabetes, with 55% of them suffering from complications, an official of the Ministry of Health said at a meeting in Hanoi on November 14 to mark World Diabetes Day.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 14 held a welcoming ceremony for New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern who arrived in Hanoi on the same day for a four-day official visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam considers the US one of its most important partners, and it wishes to develop the comprehensive partnership with the US, State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc told Oregon governor Kate Brown in Hanoi on November 14.

The packaging industry is expected to grow at 12.3% a year until next year, according to the Vietnam Packaging Association.

The Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, highly valued Vietnam’s achievements in child protection and care during a three-day visit to Vietnam that concluded on November 13.

The Vietnam visit by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to create a new impetus and development momentum for the successful implementation of the goals and aspirations set out by the framework of Vietnam-New Zealand strategic partnership, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand Nguyen Van Trung.

A Vietnam-India Startup Forum was held in a hybrid format on November 12, as part of the activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties.

The association of Vietnam’s friends in Venezuela’s Mérida made its debut at a recent ceremony held by the Foundation for the Cultural Development of the Mérida State (Fundecem), with Ambassador Le Viet Duyen attending.