Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieut. Gen Nguyen Duy Ngoc held talks with his Lao counterpart Khamkinh Phuilamanivong in Vientiane on August 10.

The upgrade of the relationship and the adoption of the Status of the Resident Papal Representative and the Office of the Resident Papal Representative in Vietnam reflect efforts, goodwill, and mutual respect between Vietnam and the Vatican, said Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang.

VOV.VN - Vo Van Hoan, vice chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, hosted a reception on August 7 for Dal Hee Lee, deputy governor of Gyeongsangbuk province of the Republic of Korea (RoK), who is currently on a working visit to the southern metropolis.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and India have agreed on a host of measures aimed at promoting trade exchanges, including co-ordinating to solve problems and difficulties, thereby facilitating import and export activities of both nations’ enterprises.

Despite strong efforts and more positive signals recorded, Vietnam’s economic growth stood at only 3.72% in the first half of 2023, putting heavy pressure on the realisation of this year’s GDP growth target of 6.5%, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong.

Australia wishes to expand collaboration with Can Tho city in particular and the Mekong Delta region at large, especially in agricultural area, said the country's Deputy Ambassador to Vietnam Mark Tattersall during a meeting with Deputy Chairman of Can Tho People’ Committee Nguyen Ngoc He on August 7.

VOV.VN - Trade and investment cooperation is one of the important pillars in the relations between India and Vietnam, although it still has plenty of potential for further development, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai stressed at Vietnam-India business forum held in New Delhi on August 7.

VOV.VN - As many as 1,753 natural disasters hit Vietnam during the first seven months of the year, leaving 267 dead, 78 missing, and 291 injured, a conference of the national steering committee for natural disaster prevention and control heard on August 7.

As inflation is reported to be under control, there is room to adjust prices of State–managed goods and services in the remaining months of this year.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet and his Indonesian counterpart Abdul Kadir Jailani outlined orientations to ramp up cooperation between the two foreign ministries with a view to well carrying out high-level agreements during their working session in Jakarta on August 7.