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Vietnam’s textile industry faces many difficulties with both export and production on the decrease due to effects of an intensified China-US trade war, said industry experts.

The international exhibition and workshop Hanoi Art Connecting 2019 will take place in the capital city from October 14-18, as part of activities celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the University of Industrial Fine Arts.

The application of advanced technology in preservation and processing is the most important factor in Vietnam’s rice value chain, said Nguyen Hong Son, Director of the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Six diplomats received appointment decisions on September 20 to serve as ambassadors for the 2019-2022 tenure.

The Sheikhul Islam Office of Thailand and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have launched a "Meet the Ambassador Lunch Talk" to share ideas and promote cooperation in religious and economic matters between Thailand and foreign envoys.

Three Vietnamese artists joined the Yogyakarta Art Festival and Borobudur International Exhibition that took place in Central Java, Indonesia from September 9-18.

Vietnam has missed out on 23.6 billion USD in exports to halal markets, according to experts who spoke at a recent seminar on standards needed for halal certification.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) held a seminar in Hanoi on September 17 to introduce trade and investment opportunities to Bangladeshi firms in Hong Kong (China).

The United Nations investigators said on September 16 that nearly 600,000 Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar still face a serious risk of violence, warning that the repatriation of a million of this community remains "impossible".

A photo exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh has been held for the first time by the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangladesh in the capital city of Dhaka.

Late President Ho Chi Minh’s life, career and ideology were depicted by Bangladeshi artists in a special concert held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangladesh last weekend to mark Vietnam’s 74th National Day and 50 years of the implementation of his testament.

Thailand's Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) said on September 6 that it is expanding international efforts to cope with sophisticated money laundering through its cooperation with countries in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).

Fast Retailing Co. of Japan said it is partnering with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to improve working environment for workers in Asian countries, Kyodo News reported.

Hanoi FC made history as the first ever ASEAN club to take part in the AFC Cup Inter-Zonal Finals on August 27 in Ashgabat city, Turkmenistan.

The Vietravel tour operator signed a cooperation and development contract with Bhutan's national airline Druk Air in Ho Chi Minh City on August 19.

Myanmar and Bangladesh are making a second attempt to start repatriating Rohingya Muslims after more than 700,000 of them fled Myanmar almost two years ago, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on August 16.

Vietnam’s export turnover of garment-textile and leather shoes during January-July grew 10.5 percent year-on-year to 18.34 billion USD, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) said on August 9.

A delegation of the Bangladeshi Government led by Md. Shahidul Alam from the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, had a working session with officials of Ha Nam province on August 5 to learn about experience administrative management in the northern locality.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of India and Bangladesh on August 2 in the framework of the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and related meetings in Bangkok, Thailand.

Naval forces of Indonesia and the US launched the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) joint exercise on August 1.