The Vietnam International Defence Expo 2024, the second of its kind, is expected to attract 250 exhibitors from 50 countries and territories around the world.

VOV.VN - The world’s football governing body FIFA announced the latest world rankings on July 20, with Vietnam ranked among the world’s top 100 sides and in Asia’s top 20, cruising to the second qualifying round of the Asian region for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

VOV.VN - The ninth International Yoga Day was held in Long Xuyen city of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, with the event drawing a huge number of guests and yogis from 15 local yoga clubs.

Vietnam’s first open innovation event - Open Innovation Day – TechTraverse 2023 - was held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 20, drawing the participation of more than 100 leading domestic and foreign experts in this field.

A requiem was held in Luang Prabang, Laos, on July 20 for Vietnamese and Lao martyrs who laid down their lives in Laos for the national liberation and the international missions of the two neighboring countries, on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27, 1947-2023).

An art troupe from the ancient city of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province will perform at the Hoi An Cultural Days (Journe’es Culturelles de La ville de Hoi An) in Paris on August 29-30, marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Leading Vietnamese silk painters will display artworks at an exhibition in Paris, France, in the third quarter of this year as part of activities to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and France.

French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on July 14 marking the 234th anniversary of the European country’s National Day (July 14, 1789 - 2023).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong on July 14 extended a message of congratulations to French President Emmanuel Macron on the 234th anniversary of the European country’s National Day (July 14, 1789 - 2023).

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a ceremony on July 13 to celebrate the 234th anniversary of the Bastille Day (National Day) of France (July 14, 1789 - 2022).