VOV.VN - Vietnam was Singapore’s largest rice export partner during the first quarter of the year, accounting for 32.03% of the island state’s overall market share, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Singapore.
The 31st Vietnam International Medical and Pharmaceutical Exhibition (Vietnam Medipharm Expo 2024) is scheduled to take place in Hanoi from May 9 to 12, an official of the Ministry of Health (MoH) told a press conference on April 19.
Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long held talks with his visiting Chinese counterpart He Rong in Hanoi on April 19 to discuss measures to promote judicial cooperation between the two countries.
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s U16 national women’s football team defeated Wales U16s on penalties in their final match of the eight-team UEFA friendship tournament which concluded in Turkey on April 18, ranking fifth overall.
VOV.VN - Vietnamese canoeist Diep Thi Huong on April 19 brought home a gold medal at the 2024 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships which is currently taking place in Japan.
VOV.VN - Takashimaya, the Japanese operator of upscale department stores, plans to open a shopping centre in Hanoi as soon as 2026, according to Japanese media outlet Nikkei Asia.
VOV.VN - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has begun selling US dollars to intervene in the currency market for banks that have a negative foreign currency balance and those that want to buy, said Pham Chi Quang, an official of the central bank, at a press briefing held on April 19.
VOV.VN - Vietnam has achieved steady progress in realising its vision of innovation, technology and digital transformation, said Pauline Tamesis, UN resident coordinator, at a meeting in Hanoi on April 19 marking World Creativity and Innovation Day.
VOV.VN - Building a modern and synchronous infrastructure system is one of three strategic breakthroughs of the Government of Vietnam towards sustainable development, said Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, head of the Vietnamese delegation to the UN at a UN General Assembly debate on infrastructure connectivity in New York on April 18 (local time).
VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 585,696 tonnes of coffee worth US$1.9 billion during the first quarter of the year, recording the highest level since 2013, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.