With trade promotion activities intensified, the agro-forestry-fishery sector is able to earn US$54-55 billion in export revenue this year as assigned by the Prime Minister, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s export of timber and wood products during the first quarter of the year soared by 18.9% to reach US$3.4 billion against the same period last year, according to data given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Lee on April 3 hosted a reception for Vietnamese Consul General Pham Binh Dam, who came to bid farewell at the end of his tenure.

The export of cameras, camcorders and components earned more than US$720 million last month, an increase of 75.6% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on April 3 visited Zhoang Autonomous Region of Guangxi province, China, where he met Liu Ning, Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

VOV.VN - No Vietnamese citizens have been reported as victims of a powerful earthquake which shook Taiwan (China) on April 3 morning, according to the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei.

VOV.VN - The government will strive to meet and exceed major socio-economic development targets set for this year, with the GDP growth rate anticipated to rise to 6.5%, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh after discussing and considering arguments at a monthly Government meeting in Hanoi on April 3.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Planning and Investment has unveiled two new scenarios for the Vietnamese economy this year thanks to positive signs recorded in the first quarter.

VOV.VN - In his recent article published in the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian travel and food writer Ben Groundwater praised Vietnamese Bun Rieu (crab noodle soup), saying the dish is packed full of flavour and texture that all fits into one bowl.

The Land Law (revised), which expands land use rights for overseas Vietnamese (OV) and Vietnamese citizens residing abroad, meets the aspirations of OVs and contributes to mobilising investment resources to Vietnam at the same time, said Nguyen Duc Hieu, standing member of the National Assembly (NA) Economic Committee.