VOV.VN - As members of several free trade agreements (FTAs), both Vietnam and New Zealand can seize upon opportunities to promote economic development and connect supply chains within FTAs to export goods to markets of partner countries, according industry insiders.

Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand are the most attractive expansion destinations for European corporates, according to a recent survey conducted by Standard Chartered Bank.

VOV.VN - Over 70 firms of the Red Sea Governorate in Egypt attended a business forum held by the Vietnamese Embassy on July 7 in Hurghada city in order to learn more about the country’s potential for trade, economic, and tourism co-operation.

Vietnam’s engagement in UN peacekeeping operations over the past seven years has helped raise the country’s prestige and position in the world and win praise from the UN and international friends, said Major General Hoang Kim Phung, Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications has written to the municipal government presenting three solutions applying technology to monitor those undergoing home quarantine after having direct contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Vietnam wants to become a bridge to help the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) enhance its role in the region and develop for the sake of peace and stability, Vietnamese Representative of the State President to the Permanent Council of the Francophonie (CPF) Dinh Toan Thang said.

Nearly 1.3 million poor and near-poor households had got access to loans from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) to cope with COVID-19 in the first half of this year.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the Embassy of Switzerland recently signed a bilateral agreement for the new Swiss Bank Executive Training programme (Swiss BET) to help build the capacity of Vietnamese bank executives.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong led a high-ranking delegation of the CPV to attend the virtual summit of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and world political parties on July 6.

Nestlé Vietnam and Nestlé Waters’ bottled water brand La Vie have announced their stronger cooperation in sustainable water resources management and production.