The 10th International Conference in Vietnam on the Development of Biomedical Engineering (BME10) opened on July 25 in Phan Thiet city, south central province of Binh Thuan.

A flock of Oriental darters (Anhinga melanogaster), an endangered bird species, have been nesting on an islet in Long An lake in Buu Long tourist site in the southern province of Dong Nai, according to Tran Dang Ninh, chairman of a company that manages the site.

The China-South Asia (CSA) Expo and the 28th Kunming Import and Export Fair in Kunming city, Yunnan province of China has provided a good chance for Vietnamese firms to seek partners and promote exports to the 350 million-strong market of China’s Southwest region.

Since the early morning of July 25, large numbers of leaders and people from all walks of life have paid their last respects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, the Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, and in his hometown in Dong Hoi commune of Hanoi’s Dong Anh district, showing their great grief over the passing of the Party leader.

Three out of the five Vietnamese businesses, which have formed limited liability companies in Indonesia, have been verified and received certificates of lobster cultivation from the Directorate General of Aquaculture, according to Indonesia’s Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

Leaders of the United Nations (UN) and ambassadors of countries to the UN on July 24 paid tribute to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong at the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN in New York, the US.

Vietnamese and Irish experts gathered at a conference held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 24, discussing an effective biosecurity strategy for Vietnam for the sustainable development of the husbandry sector.

General Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP) Solly Mapaila on July 24 afternoon came to the Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa to pay his respects and sign the condolence book following the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was a leader of integrity who was tireless in his efforts for building and development of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Martín Hacthoun, a journalist from Prensa Latina, told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s correspondents in Havana.

Local administrations in Argentina have attached importance to the role and potential for economic, trade, and investment collaboration with Vietnam, and wanted to further strengthening bilateral trade, particularly in agricultural products in the time ahead, Congressman Juan Fernando Brugge has affirmed at a recent meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Ngo Minh Nguyet.