VOV.VN - Japanese retail giant AEON considers Vietnam a key market in Southeast Asia and has therefore pledged to realise its goal of supporting the greater export of Vietnamese goods via its distribution system, setting a target of US$1 billion by 2025.

VOV.VN - The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA) will strive to promote great national unity among overseas Vietnamese and bring into full play their wide range of resources for the cause of national development, says Pham Quang Hieu, chairman of COVA.

VOV.VN - The fifth version of the Vietnam Rice Festival will kick off in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on January 7 after being postponed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has signed a resolution on the issuance of a government action programme to continue accelerating the implementation of the Politburo's directions regarding overseas Vietnamese (OV) affairs in the 2021-2026 period.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's policy is not to send workers to work abroad at all costs, but instead to ensure support and the best possible conditions for them to work overseas and seek suitable positions after returning home.

VOV.VN - The Government should make a greater effort to effectively implement its post-pandemic socio-economic recovery programme, along with strictly controlling inflation and maintaining macroeconomic stability, says Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national football team are at 98th place globally in the latest FIFA rankings updated in January, far ahead of their rivals Thailand despite being defeated by them at the recent AFF Cup 2020.

Vietnamese expats living in Europe hope authorities from both sides to work together so as to soon resume international flights, allowing them to visit family back home, according to Hoang Dinh Thang, Chairman of the Union of Vietnamese People Associations in Europe.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese men’s national football team will reunite on January 13 to prepare for two upcoming matches against Australia and China in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has launched a contest themed “Yeu tet que nha – Yeu ban sac Viet” to popularise inspirational stories as the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival is approaching.