The Vietnam Young Initiatives (InnoCity) 2021 competition, which aims to collect initiatives for the national creativity and innovation ecosystem, has been launched by the Vietnamese Student Association in the Netherlands and the Global Network of Young Vietnamese Intellectuals.

VOV.VN - Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Brunei Legislative Council Speaker Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Taib, during their phone talks on June 9, discussed measures to promote cooperation between the two legislative bodies and within the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnam Mission to the United Nations (UN), on June 8 affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to promoting the role of the UN Charter and international law in maintaining international peace and security.

VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese universities feature among the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2022.

VOV.VN - Taiwan has granted approval for a further investment of US$101 million by Pegatron Corp, a major manufacturing partner of Apple which operates in Vietnam.

The UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), which officially took effect on May 1, is believed to herald a new era for Vietnamese goods to gain a foothold in a market with strong purchasing power.

A memorandum of understanding was signed in Hanoi on June 8 to carry out a programme on facilitating digital transformation and assisting small- and medium-sized enterprises, cooperatives and business households in the consumption of farm produce in the country.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 9 signed a decision to appoint Mr. Do Tien Si, member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, as President of Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV).

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a ceremony on June 8 to present Vietnam’s Friendship Order to former RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Lee Hyuk in recognition of his great contribution to the friendly and cooperative relations between Vietnam and the RoK.

Russia is considering transferring technology for the production of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam, President of the Russian Federal Council (upper house) Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko has said.