VOV.VN - Vietnam and Japan should increase their defense cooperation in the new period in line with their 2023 comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world, said General Phan Van Giang, Minister of Defense of Vietnam, during talks in Hanoi on August 6 with his Japanese counterpart Kihara Minoru.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Minister of Defense of Vietnam, hosted a welcoming ceremony in Hanoi for Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru of Japan who began an official visit to Vietnam on August 6.

The central province of Quang Tri and Thailand’s Mukdahan province signed a cooperation plan for the 2025-2030 period in Dong Ha city on August 5.

A conference to boost human resources connectivity between the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long and Japan’s Niigata prefecture was held in the Vietnamese province on August 4.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc is paying a working visit to Australia from July 31 to August 3 in an effort to increase financial cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and China have maintained stability along their land border after 25 years of signing the boundary treaty, creating conditions for border localities to increase exchanges and cooperation, said Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil and Suriname Bui Van Nghi has presented his credentials to Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santokhi.

Continuing his ongoing state visit to India, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh engaged with leaders of several leading Indian economic conglomerates in New Delhi on July 31, with the discussions focusing on deepening and concretising the Vietnam-India comprehensive strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cross-border co-operation between the Lai Chau Economic Zone Management Board and the administration of Jinping district in Yunnan province in China was signed on July 30 in the northern province of Lai Chau.

A summit focusing on women's leadership in cooperatives kicked off in Hanoi on July 29, highlighting women's role in driving economic growth.