VOV.VN - Vietnam attracted nearly US$16.24 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the past seven months of the year, as reported by the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - The United States Mission to Vietnam, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), on July 27 announced a US$32 million contract to the U.S. firm Tetra Tech to continue the cleanup of dioxin-contaminated soil in and around the Bien Hoa Air Base.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is impressed by Vietnam's capabilities and active engagement regarding its positive contributions within the UN framework and IAEA’s cooperative activities serving atomic energy applications for peaceful purposes, Acting Director General Najat Mokhtar affirmed at her July 24 meeting with State President Vo Van Thuong in Austria.

VOV.VN - On the afternoon of July 23 (local time), after his arrival in Vienna, President Vo Van Thuong met with the Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria and 6 Vietnamese Ambassadors to EU countries that share a border with Austria, including Germany, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Hungary and Slovakia.

Japan’s discharge of treated radioactive water into the sea will not impact Vietnam’s sea areas, said Deputy Director of the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Saftery under the Ministry of Science and Technology Pham Van Toan told the ministry's regular press conference for the second quarter in Hanoi on July 19.

A workshop on sustainable urban planning and development in the Mekong Delta was held on July 18 in the southern province of Hau Giang.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese movie project “Than Duoc” (Sesame Has Its Soul) has won the TAICCA Award granted by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency at the 16th Network of Asian Fantastic Films project market.

The Industry Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Toyota Motor Vietnam signed on July 4 a memorandum of understanding on a cooperation project to help domestic businesses in the automobile supporting industry improve their capacity and enhance the connectivity between them and car assemblers.

The Korea Creative Content Agency Vietnam Office (KOCCA Vietnam) has launched an online seminar to promote content cooperation between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea.

The Investment Promotion Agency (IPA) of Da Nang and the Germany Business Association (GBA) have agreed to promote investment and field study exchange as well as connections among businesses in the two countries.