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The International Judo Federation (IJF) has agreed to support judo in Vietnam.

The National External Information Service Awards has proven its pervasive influence since it was launched five years ago as an initiative of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), VNA Deputy General Director Le Quoc Minh has said.

Vietnamese automaker Vinfast has announced that the first edition of made-in-Vietnam automobile Fadil will be handed over to clients in the largest-ever ceremony in mid-June.

Japanese firm Honda Vietnam will introduce 18 new motorbike and automobile models and versions in the 2020 fiscal year (from April 2019 to March 2020), according to the company’s new General Director Keisuke Tsuruzono.

Bitel, a brand of Viettel Peru has won a 27 million USD contract to provide information and technology infrastructure for 1,837 schools in Peru.

Along with developing the domestic market, the Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) has expanded the consumption of its products to other countries.

The Vietnam National Garment and Textile Group (Vinatex) eyed a 12 percent increase in profit this year despite various challenges arising from the US-China trade war, Vinatex General Director Le Tien Truong said.

Japanese-based retail giant AEON is targeting bulk purchases of high-quality materials from Vietnam, Shiotani Yuichiro, General Director of AEON Topvalu Vietnam, said at a conference to connect Vietnamese firms with AEON’s supply chain held in Hanoi on April 25.

Japan’s large import demand is a good opportunity for Vietnamese businesses to expand their market shares in the country, as well as access other potential markets through the global distribution network of the Japanese group AEON, experts said at a workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 23.

Hanoi will create optimal conditions for the licensing and construction of a new research and development (R&D) centre of Samsung Vietnam, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has said.

The leader of the Vietnam News Agency welcomed delegates to the 44th meeting of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) Executive Board in Hanoi on April 18.

Since its establishment in 1961, the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) has carried out cooperation in several aspects, and its members have constantly made adjustments to align itself with journalism development trends, said Deputy General Director of Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Vu Viet Trang.

A training programme for Vietnamese consultants, co-held by Samsung Vietnam and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), is estimated to host 100 trainees this year, raising the total number of trainees in 2018-2019 to around 200.

Vietnam News Agency is an active member of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies. It has been elected as OANA Executive Board member for many times and hosted its meetings for three times.

The Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) recorded its best production and business in the first quarter of this year since 2014, Vinacomin Deputy General Director Nguyen Hoang Trung has said.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam spoke highly of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s role in promoting the application of atomic energy for peaceful purposes during a reception in Hanoi on April 5 for its Deputy General Director Najat Mokhtar.

The consumer price index (CPI) in March fell 0.21 percent from the previous month, which was largely driven by lower prices in seven of the 11 groups of consumer goods and services.

Lower prices in seven of the 11 groups of consumer goods and services helped drag the consumer price index (CPI) in March down by 0.21 percent from last month, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Two former leaders of the Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro have been given prison sentences for “abusing position and power to appropriate assets”.

Prison sentences ranging from 4-9 years have been proposed for two ex-leaders of the Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro for “abusing position and power to appropriate assets”.