VOV.VN - A total of 120 Vietnamese players will compete at the 22nd ASEAN+ Age-group Chess Championships 2024, scheduled to take place in Vientiane, Laos from August 21 to 31.

The Commission for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC), in collaboration with the Vietnam Trade Office in Canada and the Export Development Canada (EDC), organised a seminar in Toronto on August 14 to connect the two countries’ businesses and seek cooperation opportunities in energy, production, and finance.

VOV.VN - The 27th ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of Ministries of Foreign Affairs Meeting (DGICM 27) opened on August 14 in Nha Trang city in the southcentral coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism Ho An Phong is attending the ASEAN-China Week that opened in the Chinese province of Shanxi on August 12.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has completed plans to host two important friendly matches during the upcoming FIFA Days in September, serving as a warm-up for the 2024 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan attended the 16th ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting and Related Meetings held in Vientiane from August 7 to Augst 9 following an invitation from her Lao counterpart Bounfeng Phoummalaysith.

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) led by Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh met with Speaker of the Malaysian House of Representatives Johari Bin Abdul and held talks with Deputy President of the Senate Nur Jazlan Bin Tan Sri Mohamed in Kuala Lumpur on August 9.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), established on August 8, 1967, currently consists of 10 members, and Vietnam has made its mark on the development of the bloc over the past decades.

VOV.VN - A flag raising ceremony marking the 57th founding anniversary of ASEAN (August 8, 1967-2024) was solemnly held on August 8 at the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs' headquarters in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Favourable fundamentals have positioned Vietnam as a prime FDI destination, even as it outperforms its ASEAN peers, according to HSBC’s latest report titled “Vietnam at a glance: FDI - Back to the basics”.