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Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien said that Vietnam has successfully produced a vaccine against African swine fever (ASF).

According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, after enduring a spell of heavy downpours, both northern and central regions of Vietnam will brace for a heat wave starting from June 1 to June 6.

Vietnam surpassed China to become the largest supplier of seafood products to Australia last year following the enforcement of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), reported the Voice of Vietnam.

Foreign arrivals to Vietnam jumped 70.6 percent month-on-month in May, following the removal of travel restrictions and over two weeks of SEA Games 31 competitions, Vietnam News Agency quoted figures of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Free trade agreements (FTAs) spurred Vietnam’s bilateral and multilateral trade, with 2022 revenues projected to hit a record 750 billion USD, reported Vietnam News Agency according to experts.

Over 25 million people across the country has had vaccine passports, according to Mr. Nguyen Ba Hung, Deputy Director of the Health Data Center, Information Technology Department under the Ministry of Health.

According to Vietnam Physics Society (VPS), Vietnamese students brought home two silver and one bronze medals at the 2022 European Physics Olympiad.

Vietnam has successfully organised SEA Games 31, rounding off the tournament with a spectacular ceremony, Malaysia’s media have said.

Vietnam’s exports to Canada reeled in 2.04 billion USD in the first fourth months of 2022, up 31.77 percent on-year, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The Vietnam Cashew Association said that the enforcement of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has served to create a range of competitive advantages for Vietnamese cashew products to make inroads into the demanding EU market.

The U-23 men’s football team of Vietnam beat its Thai archrival 1-0 in the final of the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) held on its home soil to keep back the crown in a tense match on May 22, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnamese businesses are seeking to export more fresh and processed dragon fruits to Australia and New Zealand as the demand for this fruit in both markets is increasing, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The Joint Stock Company of Vingroup, Vietnam's largest conglomerate, has finalized its bond issuance on the international market with a total value of US$525 million, the Voice of Vietnam reported the details given by the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).

Hoang Nguyen Thanh has gone down into history as the first ever gold medallist of Vietnam in the men’s marathon at SEA Games, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (FSVPS) have recently added two more seafood enterprises to the list of Vietnamese firms permitted to export to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), as of May 4, reported VOV News.

The Vietnam Blockchain Union (VBN) was officially established on May 17 to connect the local blockchain community to State management agencies in order to develop legal frameworks for the technology and to accelerate the development of Vietnam’s digital economy.

Vietnamese citizens applying for passports without electronic chips will be able to submit their forms online and receive by post.

Hoa Phat Group and four commercial banks of Vietnam have been named in this year’s Forbes list of the world’s 2,000 largest companies (Global 2000), reported Vietnam News Agency.

An online consulting session on exporting dragon fruits to Australia and New Zealand has been recently organized by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency, the Department of Industry and Trade of southern Long An province, and the trade offices of the Vietnamese Embassies in New Zealand and Australia.

Vietnamese athletes clinched five golds in Wushu and Rowing at the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) on May 13 morning, helping their hosts Vietnam retain top place in the medal table with 15 golds, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

Tours of Hanoi using double-decker buses are being offered free of charge to all delegates, including athletes, coaches, and reporters, to the ongoing SEA Games 31 throughout May, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam Airlines will increase its flight frequency on eight air routes linking Vietnam with Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) starting May 15.

Some major businesses of Denmark and Norway have expressed their special interest in developing offshore wind power in Vietnam during recent meetings with officials of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT),reported VNA.

Vietnam represented the largest supplier of tea to Taiwan (China) last year with its tea exports accounting for up to 55.23% of the territory’s tea import value, reported the Voice of Vietnam according to Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT).

Global website US News has released its 2021 global education rankings, with Vietnam placed 59th, up five notches compared to 2020.

The average price of Vietnam’s tra fish (pangasius) exported to the US increased sharply in the first quarter of this year to the highest ever level of 4.5 USD per kilogramme, Vietnam News Agency quoted figures of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The State Bank of Vietnam’s branch in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) said that the city received nearly 1.8 billion USD of remittances in the first quarter of 2022.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, total foreign trade in agricultural, forestry and aquatic products hit some 31.8 billion USD in the first four months of 2022, an increase of 7 percent against the same period last year.

After being heavily impacted by COVID-19 for two years, trade between Vietnam and the United Kingdom (UK) has recovered, reaching nearly 6.6 billion USD at the end of 2021, up 17 percent from the previous year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam’s frozen sapodilla was the highlight at a trade promotion event held by the Vietnam Consulate General in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia, and the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia at Paddington Market in Sydney on April 30, reported Vietnam News Agency.