Authorities of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang and of Cambodia's Koh Kong province have signed a document on the repatriation of the remains of 10 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers unearthed in the latter in the 2023-2024 dry season.

A delegation of Japanese parliamentarians and businesses, the Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka, and associations paid a working visit to the northern province of Nam Dinh on July 4 to explore cooperation opportunities in investment, health, culture and people-to-people exchanges.

Tourism is a bright spot in Vietnam's economic panorama in the first half of 2024 with revenue from accommodation and food services estimated at VND356.4 trillion (US$14 billion), a year-on-year increase of 15.2%.

An exhibition themed “Portrait of President Ho Chi Minh – Perspective from Posters (1969 - 2011)” kicked off on July 3 in Russia’s Ulyanovsk city.

The “Vietnamese film days in Russia 2024” opened in Moscow on July 3, as part of a series of events to welcome the Vietnam’s culture days there.

Aside from harnessing domestic resources, it is important to attract foreign investment to optimise potential and advantages of ethnic minority and mountainous areas, according to experts.

The international aviation market has fully recovered and slightly surpassed pre-COVID-19 levels, Director-General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) Dinh Viet Thang said at the Ministry of Transport’s mid-year conference on July 3.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien has affirmed his confidence that Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic product exports can reach the revenue target of US$55-56 billion this year.

Australia imposes severe penalties against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, such as confiscating catches and involved vessels, an Australian expert has said.

Vietnam’s automobile market is expected to bounce back in the last months of 2024 if a proposal to cut registration fees by half for domestically manufactured and assembled cars is approved.