VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defence Lieut. Sen. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception on August 17 in Hanoi for Colonel Kim Myong Chol, defence attaché of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Vietnam.

The Indian Embassy in Vietnam held a ceremony marking the 76th anniversary of the Indian Independence Day (August 15, 1947 - 2023) in Hanoi on August 16.

Ample room remains for Ho Chi Minh City-Singapore cooperation and their partnership depends on the ability to exploit the similaries and complementary strengths, said Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s Committee Phan Van Mai on August 16.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed Vietnam’s desire to enhance multifaceted cooperation with Israel during his reception in Hanoi on August 16 for visiting Minister of Economy and Trade Nir Barkat who is also co-chairman of the Vietnam – Israel Inter-government Committee.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang attended the opening ceremony of the 7th China – South Asia Expo (CAS Expo) and the 27th China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair in Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan province, on August 16.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on August 15 received Secretary of the provincial Party Committee of China’s Yunnan province Wang Ning on the occasion of the Vietnamese leader’s trip to Yunnan to attend the opening ceremony of the 7th China-South Asia Expo and the 27th Kunming Import and Export Fair.

President Vo Van Thuong has sent greetings to President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk Yeol on the occasion of the 78th National Liberation Day of the RoK (August 15, 1945-2023).

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong on August 15 sent a message of congratulations to Indian President Droupadi Murmu on the 77th anniversary of India’s Independence Day (1947 - 2023).

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO) on August 15 held a get-together to celebrate the 78th National Day of the Republic of Indonesia, with the original date being August 17, 1945.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai received visiting Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat on August 14, noting that Israel is a partner that his city wishes to learn from and cooperate with in the fields of innovation and technology.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is in dire need of solutions to greenhouse gas emission reduction, and it hopes to receive financial and technology transfer assistance from international organisations and firms, including Astra Zeneca, to realise its climate goal.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu, Secretary General of the Steering Committee for Vietnam - China Bilateral Cooperation and head of the government-level negotiation delegation on border and territorial issues between the two countries, paid a working visit to Beijing on August 9-10.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on August 11, concluding his successful official visits to Indonesia and Iran.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue showed his elation at visiting the ancient capital of Isfahan, a leading economic and cultural hub in Iran, during a reception held on August 9 for Reza Mortazavi, general governor of Isfahan province.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina, concurrently Uruguay, Duong Quoc Thanh has highlighted the achievements in that nation’s ties with Uruguay over recent times, as well as prospects for future co-operation, in a recent media interview given on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of both nations’ diplomatic relations which began in 1993.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieut. Gen Nguyen Duy Ngoc held talks with his Lao counterpart Khamkinh Phuilamanivong in Vientiane on August 10.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue of Vietnam on August 9 called at the Iran House of Innovation and Technology (IHIT) in Tehran during his ongoing visit to Iran.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran and a number of Iranian agencies launched the Vietnam Culture Week in Tehran on August 9 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Iran.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue on August 9 received Hossein Selahvarzi, President of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), along with several Iranian businesses in the fields of construction materials and pharmaceuticals.

The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA)'s delegation had bilateral meetings with delegation heads from AIPA observer nations on the occasion of the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 8.

The upgrade of the relationship and the adoption of the Status of the Resident Papal Representative and the Office of the Resident Papal Representative in Vietnam reflect efforts, goodwill, and mutual respect between Vietnam and the Vatican, said Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairwoman of its Commission for Mass Mobilisation, is on a working visit to Laos on August 8 – 10 at the invitation of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee.

VOV.VN - The 76th anniversary of the Independence Day of India, with the original date being August 15, 1947, was celebrated by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on August 9.

Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed that leaders of both Vietnam and Iran pay due attention to bilateral economic and trade ties during a reception in Tehran on August 8 (local time) for Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Abbas Aliabadi.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception for President of the Iran-Vietnam Friendship Association (IVFA) Seyed Kamal Sajjadi in Tehran on August 8 (local time) as part of his official visit to Iran.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on August 8 as part of his official visit to Iran.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) attended the 6th Meeting of Youth Wing and the 7th Meeting of Women’s Wing of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) held in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar from August 5-7.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always attaches importance to the friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Iran, one of its important partners in the Middle East, Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue told Speaker of the Iranian Consultative Assembly Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf during their talks in Tehran on August 8.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Tehran on August 8 morning, beginning an official three-day visit to Iran at the invitation of Speaker of the Iranian Consultative Assembly Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.

A see-off ceremony for Engineering Unit Rotation No 2 of Vietnam for the UN peacekeeping mission in the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) was held by the Ministry of Defence on August 8.