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Việt Nam highlights ASEAN’s efforts to observe child rights

Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, Head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the United Nations, has affirmed ASEAN’s strong commitments in promoting and ensuring the rights of children in both regional and global scales through dialogue, partnership and cooperation, helping to build a future of peace, stability and prosperity.

Philippine President orders suspension of rice imports

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a halt in rice imports after prices of the staple fell more than a fifth during the last nine months, hurting millions of local famers.

Vietnam sticks importance to extensive strategic partnership with Japan

The Party and State of Vietnam place importance on the extensive strategic partnership with Japan, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said at a meeting with Takebe Tsutomu, Special Advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance in Hanoi on November 18.

Long journey of Vietnamese fruits to Australia

Longan has become the fourth kind of Vietnamese fruit to be exported to Australia after litchi, mango and dragon fruit. However, experts say there is still a lot of work needed for Vietnam to secure a firm foothold in the market.

China, Vietnam to tap great potentials in trade cooperation

A seminar about trade and investment cooperation between China and Vietnam was held here on Monday, attracting nearly 100 officials and entrepreneurs to study potentials of the Vietnamese market and seek cooperation opportunities.

MoF to give tax incentives for automobile manufacturers, electric car imports

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has instructed the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to look at taxes and fees related to automobile manufacturing and assembly in order to help the sector grow.

EC official impressed by Vietnam’s outcomes in IUU fishing combat

Director for the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries’ International Ocean Governance and Sustainable Fisheries of the European Union Veronika Veits has expressed impression on Vietnam’s outcomes in following the EC’s recommendations regarding the settlement of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.