VOV.VN - Vietnamese students have won two gold medals at the 61st International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2020, finishing 17th out of 105 participating countries.

The Vietnamese Buddhist Association in Japan and Hana’s Charity have recently organised a full-moon festival at a community centre in Chiba prefecture where many Vietnamese citizens stuck by COVID-19 are staying.

Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, called on the Vietnamese community in Switzerland to make more contributions to the homeland as well as cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The overseas business community, with a deep understanding of the host countries’ markets and much business experience there, serves as a great resource and important link to help Vietnamese businesses promote export following the enforcement of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

‘Hoi Dinh Chem’, a lacquer painting by Nguyen Van Ty, has fetched EUR832,000 (US$972,000) at a French auction, a record price for a Vietnamese artwork in Europe.

The current pandemic has not only put mounting pressure on the quality of Vietnamese banks’ assets and profitability but also hampered some lenders’ cross-border mergers, forcing them to take different approaches to their foreign ownership limit.

VOV.VN - The nation is likely to be the second best performer in terms of economic recovery in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a report recently released by the S&P Global Ratings, which revised up GDP predictions of regional countries this year following the revival of trade and consumption.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Germany on September 23 held a webinar on the two countries’ relations, on the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (September 23).

VOV.VN - Local tour operator Vietravel and the HCM City Business Association co-hosted an exchange on September 23 with 30 Vietnamese ambassadors and consul generals based in foreign countries to discuss current tourism promotions that are taking place abroad.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese writers Kieu Bich Hau and Do Mai Hoa have accepted an invitation to participate in the International Sofia GlosiFest Autumn 2020, which is currently taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria.