Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has signed a Prime Minister’s dispatch ordering relevant ministries, agencies and localities to take measures and mobilise forces and vehicles to conduct fastest and most effective search and rescue activities for the victims of a helicopter crash in Ha Long Bay area of northern Quang Ninh province.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Retailers Association hosted a seminar on April 6 in Hanoi with the theme of "Industry 4.0 and opportunities for the retail industry in Vietnam".

A workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 5 provided Vietnamese businesses with updates about consumption trends and export standards in Thailand so as to help capitalise on the biggest trading partner of Vietnam in ASEAN.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos will enhance economic cooperation and connectivity to support post-pandemic recovery and international integration in each country, said Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone during their meeting in Vientiane on April 5.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam and the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training of Cambodia should enhance cooperation, especially in improving labourers’ skills, to match the two sides’ cooperation potential.

VOV.VN - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) have announced that they have changed the waiver arrival period for guests from 60 countries back to the original 30-day period for a visa, instead of 45 days as previously announced.

VOV.VN - The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Vietnam introduced the potential of the Sri Lankan tourism market at a seminar in Hanoi on April 4.

VOV.VN - French businesses are advised to innovate their approach and enhance their understanding of Vietnamese culture in order to expand their market share in Vietnam, heard a seminar held in Paris on April 4.

VOV.VN - An open sports tournament was recently launched in the Netherlands to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Netherlands which began in 1973.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade said that the parties have also reached an agreement on the next shipments, with the total demand expected to be up to thousands of tonnes of Vietnamese rice to Vanuatu.