Steel giant Hoa Phat Group on July 29 signed a contract to supply 2,000 20DC containers to Hapag-Lloyd - the largest container shipping company in Germany and one of the top 5 container shipping companies in the world.

The first batch of longan grown in Xuan Thuy commune, Kim Boi district, the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh, was shipped to the European Union (EU) on August 11.

A seminar was held in Hanoi on May 11 to provide information of the Textile India 2017, which will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from June 30-July 2.