PSNews - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, will make an official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from October 28 to 30. The visit will be made at the invitation of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The UK Embassy in Vietnam has announced a new wave of capacity-building support for low carbon projects which have the potential to benefit communities across the Southeast Asian nation.
State President Vo Van Thuong held separate meetings with UK and Cuban leaders as part of his ongoing trip to the UK to attend the coronation of King Charles III from May 4 to May 6.
Vietnamese seafood exports to the UK have maintained a high growth rate of 22% during the first two months of the year despite an annual fall of between 18% and 50% in 10 other large markets globally, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
The country has the potential to become the world's new production base in the current global supply chain transformation, according to Dr. Ho Quoc Tuan, senior lecturer at University of Bristol (UK).
The UK thanked the the Office of the Investigation Police Agency, Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam for its support in arresting a man who is internationally wanted for child sexual offences.
PSNews - After the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) officially took effect (from May 1, 2021), Vietnam's export turnover to the UK in 2021 has positively increased in spite of the disruption of the global supply chain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Britain, Germany and Italy detected cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new steps to contain the virus, while more nations imposed restrictions on travel from southern Africa.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted leaders of ten foreign corporations and leading British universities in Edinburg, Scotland, on October 31 (local time), as part of his visit to the UK for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met Vietnamese community in the UK on October 31 (local time), as part of his ongoing European trip.
The nation has a great opportunity to export rice, fruits, along with other agricultural products to the UK, particularly as it is one of the 10 largest markets in the world with an annual food import turnover of up to US$65.5 billion.
