Vietnam exported nearly 131,777 tonnes of pepper worth US$408.9 million in the first five months of this year, up 30% in volume but down 12.7% in value over the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA).

Andrea Coppola, World Bank Lead Economist for Vietnam speaks to Vietnam News Agency about his recommendations for the country to speed up economic recovery and development in the time to come.

VOV.VN - International travel website Traveldudes has run an article suggesting top scuba diving destinations in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam wishes to learn from Singapore's experience in green energy development to ensure energy security and meet the demand for consumption, production and economic development in the country.

VOV.VN - Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski hosted a working dinner with members of the Australia-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group at the Australian Embassy in Vietnam this week in celebration of 50 years of diplomatic times between Vietnam and Australia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Bulgaria should increase visit exchanges at all levels to ramp up future cooperation, State President Vo Van Thuong told outgoing ambassador of Bulgaria Marinela Petkova, at a reception in Hanoi on June 9.

VOV.VN - The Party Committees of Hanoi (Vietnam) and Havana (Cuba) signed a cooperation agreement for 2023-2028 following talks in Hanoi on June 9 between leaders of the two committees.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on June 8 to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) and the 35th anniversary of the joint operation to search for US servicemen who were reported missing in action (MIA) during the war in Vietnam.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son highlighted Vietnam’s determination to achieve green transition at a panel discussion of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD) Ministerial Council Meeting 2023 in Paris on June 8.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has requested the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to closely coordinate with the People’s Committee of the southern province of Dong Nai to accelerate ground clearance work and early hand over clean land for construction of sub-projects of Long Thanh international airport.