VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 142,586 tonnes of pepper of all kinds worth US$634.2 million during the first half of the year, marking a drop of 6.8% in volume but a rise of 30.5% in value on-year, according to statistics released by the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA).

The Vietnam Advertising Festival opened in the southern province of Binh Duong on July 11, drawing the participation of more than 600 representatives from the Government agencies, organisations, enterprises and experts in the sector.

VOV.VN - Around 500 people joined in a race as part of activities held in response to the National Radio Broadcasting Festival 2024 taking place on July 12 in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa.

VOV.VN - Google has unveiled that it will provide 40,000 scholarships to people in Vietnam with the aim of equipping Vietnamese young generations with the latest artificial intelligence (AI) skills, whilst expanding development opportunities in the AI field for both domestic workforce and startups.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore has advised Vietnamese exporters to carefully study and keep updated on new regulations in Singapore, a market that is becoming more cautious in trade policy, in order to further exploit this market.

Vietnamese airline Vietjet and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Laos on July 11 announced an agreement to boost air transport connectivity between Vietnam and Laos.

Vietnamese President To Lam and Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane on July 11 reaffirmed the importance and the highest priority they give to consolidating and enhancing the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

In the first of its kind, an exhibition on the writing system from the Republic of Korea (RoK) will open at the Vietnam National Library.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President To Lam met with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on July 11 as part of his ongoing State visit to Laos.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos will strive to raise economic cooperation to new heights commensurate with their fine political relations; increase the exchange of experience in macroeconomic management and anti-corruption; and upgrade international border gates and roads connecting the two countries.