The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on July 13 bestowed its “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia upon outgoing Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Paul Jansen in recognition of his valuable contributions throughout his term of office in the country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have agreed to carry out effective measures to fulfill the goal of elevating bilateral trade to US$100 billion by 2023, and US$150 billion by 2030 in a balanced and sustainable manner.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi co-chaired the 14th meeting of the Steering Committee for Vietnam–China Bilateral Cooperation in Nanning city of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

VOV.VN - The ASEAN Online Sale Day 2022 is scheduled to get underway from August 8 to August 10 in order to mark ASEAN’s 55th founding anniversary.

As an economic, cultural, education, and scientific - technological hub of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City holds an important position in the connections between Vietnam and the US, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 6.96 million tonnes of iron and steel worth US$5.125 billion in the first half of the year, a rise of 13.7% in value against the same period from last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Vietnam Small and Medium Enterprises Association (VINASME), held a forum on July 11 connecting overseas Vietnamese businesses in Thailand and Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The ASEAN+ Police Band Concert 2022 took place in Hanoi on July 9, bringing police music bands from ASEAN member sttes and those from Japan and China.

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened a meeting in New York on July 7 to seek measures to speed up the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and strengthen their partnership.

The inaugural ASEAN-UK Senior Officials’ Meeting (AUKSOM) was held in London on July 6, the first official engagement of both sides’ Senior Officials since ASEAN and the UK established full dialogue partnership in August, 2021.