VOV.VN - The United States imported 33,728 tonnes of Vietnamese pepper worth US$135.23 million in the first eight months of the year, becoming the largest consumer of the Vietnamese product in the world, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on September 23 called at Beximco group, his last stopover during an official visit to Bangladesh.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left New York on September 23 (local time) for Sao Paolo, beginning an official visit to Brazil at the invitation of President Lula da Silva.

Young overseas Vietnamese (OVs) have played an important role in maintaining and promoting the national great unity bloc, and are valuable resources for national development.

A forum on the development of the “K-Vietnam valley” project was organised in Bonghwa county, North Gyeongsang province, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on September 21-22 to promote the construction of a Vietnamese village in the county.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue received Muhammad Faruk Khan, Chairman of the Bangladesh Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, and gave an important speech at the Foreign Service Academy of Bangladesh in Dhaka on September 21.

The official visit to Brazil by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is expected to contribute to lifting the relations between Vietnam and the Latin American country to a new height, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Pham Thi Kim Hoa in an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

The Vietnamese rowing team continued to gain victory in the play-off round at the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19) in China on September 21.

VOV.VN - The national flag of Vietnam was hoisted alongside those of other competing countries during the flag-raising ceremony of the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19) held in Hangzhou, China, on September 22.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts will launch a "Highlight Tour" from September 29 as part of efforts to introduce Vietnamese lacquer paintings and national treasures displayed at the museum.