The Ministry of Information and Communications held a conference in Hanoi on August 22 to provide an update on Vietnam’s implementation of recommendations from the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).

A delegation from Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Dien Bien and Lao province of Luang Namtha signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the two sides at their talks in Dien Bien Phu city on August 22.

A new night food street, to make its debut in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 on August 30, is expected to be a new driver for the development of the city’s night economy.

Thanks to the close cooperation between Vietnamese and Chinese travel firms and harmonised tourism promotion policies of the two countries, the number of Vietnamese and Chinese tourists travelling to the other country has completely recovered with strong growth potential.

It is forecast that there will be many difficulties for the cement industry, due to weak demand and fierce competition both domestically and internationally.

Tourists destinations in the central coastal city of Da Nang have prepared a kaleidoscope of fascinating activities to attract visitors during the National Day holiday from August 31 to September 3, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

The People’s Committee of the Central Highland province of Kon Tum has approved a plan to implement the Prime Minister-approved planning of border gates along Vietnam's borderlines with Laos and Cambodia in the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision toward 2050.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Germany held a seminar on August 21 to explore measures driving cooperation in workforce recruitment and vocational training amid labour shortages there, with a particular focus on Mecklenburg-West Pomerania state.

Around 100 Vietnamese labourers working at the "Hanoi" garment factory - the largest group of Vietnamese working near conflict zones in Russia's Kursk oblast, have been still working hard to ensure timely delivery of products to customers, despite the ongoing conflict in border areas between Russia and Ukraine.

Ho Chi Minh City is greatly proud that its friendship and cooperation with Lao localities have been developing unceasingly in multiple areas and obtaining numerous practical results, said Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee and Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le.