VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) proposed establishing the National Rice Council to address rice-related issues at a working session in Hanoi on August 6.

VOV.VN - Newly elected Party General Secretary To Lam, who is also President, chaired a meeting of elite Party and State leaders in Hanoi on August 6 to review work done in July and outline tasks for August and the coming months.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said the government supports stronger cooperation between the Vietnamese and Japanese Ministries of Defense, while receiving Japanese Defense Minister Kihara Minoru in Hanoi on August 6.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese pearl island of Phu Quoc off the coast of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang received 63,116 international tourists, up 27.4% year on year, reported the provincial Department of Tourism.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Quang Ninh, home to UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay, is expected to receive a group of 6,000 Indian tourists to explore local scenic spots from August 29 to September 3.

VOV.VN - The Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has launched the fourth ASEAN graphic arts competition to show off a range of innovative achievements in graphic art.

VOV.VN - Four Vietnamese films are due to be screened nationwide from August 19 to September 5 as part of activities to mark the 79th anniversary of the August Revolution on August 19 and the country's National Day on September 2.

VOV.VN - The police of Hai Chau district in central Da Nang city said on August 6 that they have arrested two Vietnamese men for trafficking a huge amount of drugs from Laos.

VOV.VN - Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc introduced Vietnam’s stock market potential in Singapore, saying the country is trying to meet the criteria for upgrading the stock market in the near future.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Japan should increase their defense cooperation in the new period in line with their 2023 comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world, said General Phan Van Giang, Minister of Defense of Vietnam, during talks in Hanoi on August 6 with his Japanese counterpart Kihara Minoru.