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Vietnam has benefitted from implementing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) as two-way trade between it and other CPTPP markets rose 23.36% to USD52 billion during the seven-month period, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), reported the Voice of Vietnam.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has signed a decision to officially establish a council for business cooperation in response to COVID-19, a special mechanism to connect companies and business associations with agencies and organisations both in and outside the country in the fight against the pandemic, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam and Cuba see ample room for trade growth as two-way trade is valued at just about 200 million USD annually, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Hanoi allows business and service establishments in 19 districts in Hanoi which have recorded no community COVID-19 cases since September 3 reopening operation from 12p.m of September 16.

Dong Ngoc Ha, a biological science student at the Hanoi University of Science - Vietnam National University, has been named among the Top 50 Finalists for the Global Student Prize 2021, reported VNA.

France and Italy have presented approximately 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine via the COVAX Facility to aid Vietnam’s ongoing fight against the pandemic, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

Many companies have announced their quick sold-out of Vietnamese durians in Australia as a result of more than two years of promoting the fruit in the market, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Hoi An, Sa Pa and Hanoi lead the top ten favourite destinations for photography in Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency reported a recent survey conducted on global travellers by Booking.com on the occasion of World Photography Day.

Vietsovpetro, a joint Russian-Vietnamese enterprise for oil and gas exploration, has won a bid to manufacture bases of the ZWP12 and ZWP15 rigs for the Zawtika 1D field development project invested by PTTEP Thailand.

Vietnam joined more than 90 other countries worldwide to introduce its fruits and vegetables at Macfrut 2021: the Fruit & Veg Professional Show which opened in Rimini, Italy.

Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan held an online working session with France’s Xenothera company on cooperation to conduct the third phase of clinical trial of Xenothera-developed XAV-19 COVID-19 treatment drug and the transfer of XAV-19 production technology to Vietnam, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Bamboo Airways will operate its first two-way demonstration flight on the Vietnam-US direct route on September 23, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The export revenue of the agro-forestry-fisheries sector reached about 32.1 billion USD in the first eight months of this year, up 21.6 percent, while imports were estimated at 28.8 billion USD, up 44.1 percent.

A plane carrying 297 passengers with a vaccine passport from Japan landed at Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh province on September 4, reported VOV News.

Vietnam’s Ton Duc Thang and Duy Tan Universities have been named among the list of 500 universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022.

The Department of Immigration has issued a notice regarding the automatic extension for foreigners stranded in the country due to COVID-19.

On September 1, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long issued a directive on intensifying COVID-19 prevention and control measures, particularly during the upcoming National Day holiday (September 2 – 5), to minimise the risk of new outbreaks.

Vietnam exported nearly 919,000 tonnes of rubber, earning 1.54 billion USD in the first seven months of 2021 with the price of 1,677 USD per tonne, up 34.2 percent, 74.5 percent and 30 percent respectively, reported Vietnam News Agency according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The index of industrial production (IIP) in the first eight months of 2021 still expanded by 5.6% compared to the same period last year despite the heavy economic impact caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, reported Nhan Dan News.

Across Vietnam, major entertainment complexes like Sun World Ba Na Hills, Sun World Hon Thom Nature Park, and Sun World Halong Complex have attracted millions of visitors, helping the country be known in the global entertainment map, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnamese businesses poured a combined total of US$575 million into newly-licensed and capital-added projects during the past eight months, representing an annual increase of approximately 74.1%, the Voice of Vietnam qouted the data of the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

Vietnamese shrimp exports surged by 14% to reach US$2.2 billion during the opening seven months of the year, especially in markets which have signed Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with the nation thanks to the implementation of preferential tariffs, reported VOV.

Vietnamese conglomerate THACO has recently shipped a total of 6,000 semi-trailers to the US, despite facing an adverse range of impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, reported VOV News.

The country made up the second largest supplier of wooden furniture to Australia during the first half of the year, with export turnover reaching USD103.1 million in the reviewed period, representing a year-on-year rise of 72.1%, reported the Voice of Vietnam according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Additional 3,000 medical staff from different medical schools and localities will be sent to Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Long An and Dong Nai provinces this week to support the localities to carry out COVID-19 tests and treatment activities.

Overseas Vietnamese experts shared their views on COVID-19 vaccine research, trial and licence in Vietnam at a seminar held recently.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) imported goods worth a total of US$2.8 billion from Vietnam during the opening seven months of the year, representing an annual rise of 40.8%, VOV quoted the reports the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a tourism development action programme for the 2021 - 2025 period, with the aim of turning Vietnam into one of the world’s top 50 countries in terms of tourism competitiveness, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

Vietnamese enterprises must learn to cater to the tastes and new consumption trends in order to boost their exports to Spain, according to Vietnam’s Trade Office in Spain, according to VOV News.

Two Vietnamese people have been presented Outstanding Young Leaders of Asia 2021 award by Asian Youth Council (AYC) for their significant contributions to the community.