VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held phone talks with his Lao counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihane on April 2, during which Hue thanked the Lao NA leader who was the first leader to send a congratulatory letter after he was elected as NA Chairman on March 31.

Retail University 2021, a series of activities to support small- and medium-sized retailers in promoting online sales, will be organised from April 7-9.

The Vietnam Food Travel Map project, the first of its kind and developed by culinary artisans and experts, was unveiled during a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on April 1.

The Thailand-based Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited (CRC) plans to spend as much as THB35 billion (US$1.1 billion) on expanding its network in Vietnam over the next five years.

A kaleidoscope of cultures, rituals, and cuisine of ethnic minority groups around the country will be highlighted throughout April at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town on the outskirts of Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Approximately 800 taekwondo athletes from 45 clubs nationwide are set to compete in the National Taekwondo Clubs Championships-Korean Ambassador Cup 2021, which is scheduled to take place from April 7-14 in the central province of Quang Nam.

VOV.VN - Tieu Vy, Miss Vietnam 2018, has been featured in a photoshoot for the April edition of prestigious French fashion publication MALVIE.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is redoubling efforts to develop into a regional pioneer in terms of reducing ocean plastic waste, according to a recent online meeting held among environmental officials of Vietnam, Germany, Ecuador, and Ghana.

VOV.VN - Vietnam posted 11 items with a total export turnover exceeding US$1 billion during the first quarter of the year, of which mobile phones and spare parts topping the list at US$14.1 billion, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN -Vietnam and the US will step up closer co-operation to comprehensively address concerns as a way of maintaining stable trade ties towards achieving a harmonious, sustainable and mutually beneficial trade balance, with this year’s bilateral trade target of US$100 billion.