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HCM City to upgrade health stations into mini hospitals
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City plans to upgrade more than 100 commune health stations – the lowest level medical facilities in the local healthcare system in Vietnam - into mini hospitals, aiming to enhance residents’ healthcare accessibility and reduce the burden on central hospitals.
Vietnam, Slovakia hold political consultation
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreaign Affairs Ngo Le Van and Marek Estok, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia, who is on a working visit to Vietnam, co-chaired a Vietnam - Slovalia political consultation in Hanoi on July 9.
ASEAN remains a beacon of peace amid growing global uncertainties
ASEAN plays a role as a "beacon of peace" and a model regional organisation for dialogue, cooperation, and the peaceful settlement of differences, Vietnamese Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son stated at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat within the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-58).
An Giang court sentences individual to one year for abusing democratic freedoms
The People’s Court of An Giang province on July 9 handed down an one-year prison sentence to the 17-year-old Ho Trong Phuc for "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State and the rights and legitmate interests of organisations."
Vietnam, Laos pledge to deepen bilateral cooperation
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung paid courtesy calls to Lao Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on July 9, as part of his ongoing visit to the country.
Vietnam halts use of German ODA loans for HCM City metro line
The Government has approved a proposal by Ho Chi Minh City to stop borrowing official development assistance (ODA) loans from Germany’s KfW development bank for Metro Line No. 2 and instead use domestic funds to avoid further delays.
Vietnam records highest industrial production growth in five years
Vietnam’s industrial production in the second quarter of 2025 continued to grow, with the Industrial Index of Production (IIP) estimated to rise by 10.3% year-on-year, including a 12.3% increase in the processing and manufacturing sector, according to the latest report from the National Statistics Office (NSO).
Mozambican PM looks to expand all-round ties with Vietnam
VOV.VN - Mozambique values its relationship with Vietnam and wishes to expand cooperation into new areas such as mining, energy, telecommunications, digital transformation, and aquaculture, while continuing traditional areas of cooperation in health, education, and agriculture.
Vietnam and Philippines pledge to effectively deploy cooperation mechanisms
VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son and Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Maria Theresa Lazaro agreed to promote the effectiveness of cooperation mechanisms between the two countries, during their meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 9.
Vietnam seeks to boost multifaceted cooperation with India’s West Bengal
VOV.VN - During his working visit to West Bengal from July 6–8, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai conducted a series of diplomatic activities aimed at boosting economic, trade, investment, and cultural cooperation as well as people-to-people exchanges between Vietnam and this dynamic eastern Indian state.