Vietnam attaches importance to comprehensive partnership with U.S.: spokesperson

Vietnam attaches importance to the comprehensive partnership with the United States, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said in a statement issued on June 28 in reply to reporters’ question about Vietnam’s reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment on Vietnam-U.S. economic-trade ties.

Forest fires threaten 500kV power line in central Vietnam

Many forest fires, triggered by sweltering temperatures in the central part of the country, have put a 500kV power transmission line between the central coastal city of Danang and the north central coastal province of Ha Tinh at stake.

Swine fever wreaks havoc on agricultural sector

Damages done by African swine fever outbreaks nationwide caused the production growth rate of the local agricultural sector to tumble 2.71% in the first half of the year. Without the disease, the growth rate could be 3-4%.

Vietnam lacks regulations against trade fraud: GSO head

General Statistics Office (GSO) General Director Nguyen Bich Lam said that the country has yet to have specific regulations to fight trade fraud and that GSO will work with international statistics agencies to verify product origins in the future.