The 10th edition of a networking event marking its decade, hosted by the Association of Vietnamese Professionals and Students in the US, wrapped up on August 21.
The sentencing of Ngụy Thị Khanh, her country’s most high-profile environmental voice, to two years in prison for tax evasion raises questions about Vietnam’s commitment to ditching coal.
Garments are one of Vietnam's key export items to the US. (Photo: VOV) Minister Councilor Bui Huy Son of the Vietnamese Embassy in the US in charge of the Vietnamese Trade Office there said Vietnam’s exports to the US achieved a growth rate of over 24%, while US exports to Vietnam also grew by nearly 14%. This is a very positive result, demonstrating the ability to seize and take advantage of market opportunities between the two economies, Son told Washington-based VOV correspondents in an interview recently. According to the official, the import-export goods between the two sides are highly complementary. Vietnam mainly exports to the US electronics and compponents, garments, footwear, and farm produce, including seafood, while it imports from the market raw materials for production, such as cotton, timber, pharmaceuticals and temperate fruits, said Son. He admitted that it is not easy to obtain such impressive growth in bilateral trade as the COVID-19 outbreak disrupted global