(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Trade Office in India on Wednesday hosted an online seminar to discuss regulations and procedures for obtaining the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification for Vietnamese enterprises and assist Vietnamese businesses in navigating India’s mandatory technical standards.

(VOVWORLD) - The US central bank (Fed) held interest rates steady on Wednesday, after a 9-2 vote by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to keep its benchmark overnight interest rate steady in the 4.25%-4.50% range.

(VOVWORLD) - The Trump Administration on Wednesday announced trade policy ahead of an August 1 tariff deadline.

(VOVWORLD) - The Cambodian and Thai Defence Ministers will co-chair a General Border Committee meeting next Monday in Cambodia, the Cambodian News Agency (AKP) said citing Maly Socheata, the Spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is determined to eliminate human trafficking from social and community life, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh said at a ceremony to launch Action Month on human trafficking prevention and combat in Hue city on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Although tsunami alerts remain in effect, Japan’s Meteorological Agency downgraded its tsunami warning late Wednesday, as the intensity of the waves hitting Japan had significantly weakened. The alert level was lowered from “warning” to “advisory”.

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, his wife and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation arrived at Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport on Thursday morning, concluding their trip to attend the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Switzerland. The trip from July 22 to 30 also took the top legislator to two African countries.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday urged highest determination and responsibility to complete at least 3,000 km of expressways by the end of this year.

(VOVWORLD) - Canada intends to recognize a Palestinian state at a meeting of the United Nations in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has reiterated the country’s consistent support for a two-state solution and Palestine’s full membership in the UN.