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After 10 years of negotiation, Vietnam has finally been the only export country permitted to sell star apple to the United States, one of the pickiest markets worldwide.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the United States has recently held a get-together for nearly 300 Vietnamese people living in the country to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Former imperial capital city of Hue received 1.5 million foreign tourists last year, increasing by 42.5 percent in 2016.

Exports of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam increased impressively in 2017, making its trade surplus with the Southeast Asian country surpassing that with the United States.

Thailand's efforts to crack down on intellectual property (IP) violations has been recognised by the US, which recently published a report that left Thai markets out of its list of notorious IP-infringing markets.

Vietnam has filed a complaint to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against the United States’ anti-dumping measures on Vietnamese fish export, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

A forum connecting Vietnamese startups in the United States and Vietnam themed “Lessons from Silicon Valley: Vietnam’s path to startup success” was organised in San Francisco city on December 9.

Vietnam's export turnover of agro-forestry-aquatic products reached 33.14 billion USD during the January-November period, representing a rise of 13.8 percent over the same period last year, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnamese weightlifters are ready to compete in the World Weightlifting Championships which is scheduled from November 28 to December 5 at the Anaheim Convention Centre in Anaheim, California, the United States.

The number of Vietnamese students in the United States has increased consistently for 16 straight years.

The US’s White House has issued a statement on outcomes of the Vietnam visit of President Donald Trump, declaring that the state visit reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening the US-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership.

Trade ministers from 11 member countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have agreed on core elements of the pact, which is from now on called the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Singapore Airlines will purchase 39 aircraft from Boeing Co. worth 13.8 billion USD in total.

Vietnam’s low cost airline Vietjet has brought its hot air balloon and beautiful and young flight attendants in bikini to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2017 in the United States, the largest balloon festival in the world.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh has recently paid a working visit to Hawaii to meet local leaders for the strengthened Vietnam – US ties.

President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 3 conveyed their condolences to US President Donald Trump over the tragic gun attack at a music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada State that killed and injured many people.

The US ranked ninth out of 122 countries and territories investing in Vietnam as of September 2017, with 835 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth 9.39 billion USD. ​

The Vietnamese Embassy in the United States has organised a ceremony to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).

Senior officials from the remaining 11 countries involved in the TPP are meeting in Australia to discuss measures to bring the agreement into effect as soon as possible.

Thailand's export sector in July expanded by 10.5 percent to 18.85 billion USD, reflecting global economic recovery.