Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on July 31 hosted Yamada Takio, Special Advisor of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador of the Japanese Government’s Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) initiative.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage laid flowers at the bronze statue of President Ho Chi Minh in New Delhi, India, on July 31.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam hosted a meeting with visiting President of the Australia-Vietnam Friendship Society (AVFS) Kim Sampson in Canberra on July 31.

Continuing his ongoing state visit to India, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh engaged with leaders of several leading Indian economic conglomerates in New Delhi on July 31, with the discussions focusing on deepening and concretising the Vietnam-India comprehensive strategic partnership.

The state visit to Vietnam by President of Timor Leste Jose Ramos-Horta from July 31-August 3 will push forward bilateral ties across economy, agriculture, information technology and telecommunications, said Ambassador of Timor Leste to Vietnam João Pereira.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and India's Innovation India on July 31 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on collaboration in enhancing the two countries’ economic, investment, cultural, and tourism connections.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has urged expediting the fulfillment of remaining tasks and schemes under the action plan of the Party Delegation to the NA, as the 15th legislature goes past its halfway mark.

Vietnam and Cambodia, boasting similarities in the practice of Buddhism, should share experience with each other in building the great national solidarity to create favourable conditions for their people to exercise the right to freedom of belief and religion, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra said on July 31.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac has written an article on intensifying the prevention, control of corruption, other negative phenomena, contributing to building an increasingly transparent and strong Party and State following late Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s thought and viewpoint.

The opera 'La Traviata' co-invested, staged, and produced by the Ho Guom Opera and the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB), will be performed on August 9-10 evening.