VOV.VN - A high-ranking delegation of the National Assembly led by its chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived at Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, beginning an official visit to Indonesia.

State budget collection in the first seven months of this year stood at VND211.23 trillion (US$8.89 billon), equivalent to 49.7% of the estimate, down 19.6% year-on-year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs reported on August 3.

VOV.VN - The Chairman of National Assembly of Vietnam, Vuong Dinh Hue, left Hanoi on August 4 for Jakarta to begin an official visit to Indonesia and attend the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44).

Two Vietnamese movies, namely Memento Mori: Dat (Memento: Earth) and Dem toi ruc ro (The Brilliant Darkness), have been nominated in four categories of the ASEAN International Films Festivals & Awards (AIFFA) 2023 which is underway in Malaysia, according to actress and director Hong Anh.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of National Defence Lieut. Sen. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien attended the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials' Meeting Plus (ADSOM+) in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 3, with 10 ASEAN member states and 8 dialogue partner countries taking part.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation is attending the 34th meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN) and related meetings in Bogor city of West Java province, Indonesia, from July 31 to August 4.

VOV.VN - China’s action of bringing part of Hoang Sa, known internationally as the Paracel Islands, into the area of military exercises taking place in the East Sea from July 29 to August 2 has seriously violated Vietnamese sovereignty over the archipelago.

VOV.VN - The official visit to Indonesia and the attendance at the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44) by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his high-level delegation is of great strategic important significance.

The upcoming official visit to Indonesia by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue is expected to contribute to deepening the bilateral strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - While the tide of global trade has yet to stage a meaningful rebound, Vietnam has started the second half of the year with some stabilisation in its external sector, according to July’s data on the Vietnamese economy released by HSBC.