Rice exports in April 2023 were estimated at 1.1 million tonnes with a value of US$573.9 million, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported.

VOV.VN - As many as 750 businesses from 18 countries globally are expected to participate in the 27th VietFood, Beverage and Professional Packing Machines (VietFood & Beverage – ProPack Vietnam 2023) international exhibition, which will run from August 10 to August 12 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Do Thi Ha, Miss Vietnam 2020, and Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen, second runner-up at Miss Supranational 2022, have been nominated for the list of 67 Timeless Beauty 2022 contestants.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City branch of Thai banking giant Kasikorn Bank (KBank) recently raised its charter capital from US$80 million to US$285 million in Vietnam, representing a 2.5 fold-rise according to the plan approved by the State Bank of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Dang Thanh Ngan was announced on May 5 as the Vietnamese representative at the Miss Supranational 2023 pageant which is scheduled to take place in Poland in July.

VOV.VN - Timor-Leste Ambassador to Indonesia Filomeno Aleixo da Cruz says he hopes The Criteria-based Roadmap for Timor-Leste’s full membership to ASEAN will be soon adopted by ASEAN leaders at their coming summit in Indonesia.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong met with representatives of the Vietnamese expat community in the UK on May 4 following his arrival in London as part of a trip to attend the coronation of King Charles III at the invitation of the Royal Family of the UK.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Truong Thi Mai held talks with Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee Roberto Morales Ojeda in Hanoi on May 4.

Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court Nguyen Hoa Binh visited the Netherlands on May 2-3, aiming to enhance relations between Vietnam and relevant organisations and agencies.

The Embassies of Russia and Belarus in Vietnam together held a ceremony in Hanoi on May 4 to celebrate the 78th anniversary of Victory Day over Fascism in the Great Patriotic War (May 9, 1945 – 2023).