VOV.VN - A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in Bucharest on January 20 afternoon (local time), beginning an official visit to Romania at the invitation of Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported more than 8 million tonnes of rice in 2023, and the Philippines was the largest rice buyer, according to the General Department of Customs.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to Romania from January 20-22 is expected to give fresh impetus to promoting the traditional friendship and all-round cooperation between the two countries, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Romania Do Duc Thanh.

VOV.VN - Both Vietnam and Hungary have great potential to promote business and investment cooperation as they are highly complementary economies, heard a joint business forum in Budapest on January 19 afternoon.

The tension in the Red Sea, which has led to increases in logistic costs and shipping time, is forecast to affect Vietnamese exporters of garment, textile, footwear and leather products from the second quarter of 2024 if it persists.

VOV.VN - Sixty-two Vietnamese citizens who had stayed illegally in China were returned to Vietnamese authorities on January 19 at the Ly Van Border Gate in the northern province of Cao Bang.

VOV.VN - Computer viruses caused an estimated loss of VND17.3 trillion (approx. US$716 million) to Vietnamese users last year, a figure much lower than the previous years, reported Bkav Technology Group.

VOV.VN - Local resident and foreign visitors are eager to discover major customs of Vietnamese people during the lunar New Year (Tet) Festival which is getting underway in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese durians exported to the European Union will be subject to inspection for excessive pesticide residue at EU borders with a frequency of 10% under the bloc’s new regulations, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Belgium and the EU.

VOV.VN - Deputy Speaker of the Slovak National Council (parliament) Lubos Blaha has hailed Vietnam’s rising position regionally and globally, saying the country will be Slovakia’s important partner in the near future.