The Authority of Information Security (Ministry of Information and Communications) officially put into operation a portal to prevent and combat spam messages and spam emails at http://chongthurac.vn this week.

Forty women entrepreneurs won prizes in the competition “Women entrepreneurs planning for success” funded by the Netherlands government and implemented by Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) and the Netherlands Embassy in Hà Nội on Thursday.

The Plant Protection Department (PPD) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA) and the IDH Stitching Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) on Thursday introduced the programme on supporting exports of quality black pepper from Việt Nam to the EU.

Vietnam Airlines, the country's national flag carrier, looks to dominate the Việt Nam-US route as preparation has been completed for its first direct flight to the US, which has been scheduled to take off on Sunday, said Lê Hồng Hà, director-general of Vietnam Airlines.

Despite the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, shrimp exports have remained strong this year, also causing local retail prices to rise in the Mekong Delta.

There has been a sharp rise in demand for cold storage in the Asia-Pacific region which has pushed foreign investment into Việt Nam, strengthening the value of the local supply chain. 

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Đỗ Thắng Hải had an online meeting with Panamanian Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry Juan Carlos Sosa on November 24 to discuss ways for bolstering bilateral trade and investment.