VOV.VN - The nation was elected to the Postal Operations Council (POC) for the first time at the 27th Universal Postal Union Congress (UPU), which was held on August 27 in Abidjan, the Ivory Coast.

The Ministry of Agriculture Rural Development (MARD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs have collaborated closely to seek ways to remove obstacles facing Vietnam in bolstering agricultural trade with China.

VOV.VN - Weightlifter Le Van Cong has been awarded a bonus of VND50 million from the Vietnam Sports Association for Disabled Athletes (VSAD) after his medal-winning performance at the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.

VOV.VN - Local businesses poured a combined total of US$575 million into newly-licensed and capital-added projects during the past eight months, representing an annual increase of approximately 74.1%, according to data given by the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

VOV.VN - The National Innovation Center (NIC) and the Amazon Global Selling Vietnam have co-hosted a webinar aimed at promoting the export of handicraft products via the Amazon e-commerce platform.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, trade revenue between Vietnam and other ASEAN countries has still been on the rise, but much still needs to be done to fully capitalise on these neighbouring markets.

President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Party Central Committee's Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang hosted a reception for Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie on August 26.

A webinar themed “Fostering investment cooperation between Vietnam and the Middle East: potential, opportunities and new approaches” was held in Hanoi on August 26.

VOV.VN - US Vice President Kamala Harris has visited Vietnam from August 24-26 as part of her first trip to Southeast Asia.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung hosted a reception for Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang on August 26.