Politburo member and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien successfully concluded a three-day working trip to France on July 2.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) attended the 27th Meeting of the Sao Paulo Forum in Tegucigalpa capital of Honduras, and paid working visits to Honduras and Costa Rica from June 27 to July 2.

Vietnam's economic growth might decelerate in the second half compared to that in the first half, with several supportive factors expected to sustain the overall growth outlook, according to the a report released by the Singaporean-based United Overseas Bank (UOB)'s Global Economics & Market Research Unit on July 2.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked relevant ministries and localities, especially mountainous localities in the north to closely monitor and put response plans in place as a round of heavy rain is striking northern Vietnam.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, who is accompanying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on an official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), has had a working session with the Vietnam Innovation Network in Korea (VINK).

The first-ever Vietnam Advertising Festival will take place at World Trade Centre Binh Duong New City in the southern province of Binh Duong from July 11 to 13.

VOV.VN - Vietnam grossed US$919 million from durian exports during the five-month period, representing a sharp annual rise of 74%, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The Korean media recently gave wide coverage of the co-operation between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) in economics and trade on the occasion of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit to the East Asian nation from June 30 to July 3.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese crab exports to the Chinese market during the opening five months of the year soared by 502% to reach more than US$41 million, thereby turning China into the largest consumer of Vietnamese crab, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) in coordination with the Vietnamese Consulate General in Frankfurt city of Germany have organised a programme to promote Vietnam as a friendly, attractive and safe destination to key European markets in general and Germany in particular.