State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc praised the diplomatic sector for its great contributions to national construction and defence during a meeting on August 23 with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the sector (August 28, 1945-2022).

A total of 95,079 people participated in an online quiz on the history of the special Vietnam-Laos relations in its 10th week from August 15 to 22.

Namaste Vietnam Festival 2022 opened in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on August 18 night to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence Day and the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam-India diplomatic ties.

A Vietnamese cultural village will be built in the county of Bonghwa, Gyeongbuk province, the Republic of Korea, heard a recent meeting between the county’s mayor Park Hyun-guk and Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tung.

The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations on August 16 hosted a get-together with their Lao counterparts in Geneva to mark the 60th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties (September 5, 1962 – 2022).

VOV.VN - A painting exhibition showcasing Vietnam recently opened in Ukraine to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The 75th Indian Independence Day was celebrated by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on August 12 to mark India becoming an independent country in 1947.

The construction of a Vietnam welcome gate on an overseas Vietnamese road in Nong Khai province, northeastern Thailand, has begun.

As many as 79,567 people participated in an online quiz on the special Vietnam-Laos relations during its seventh week, from 4pm on July 25 to 3pm on August 1.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son suggested that the nation and Greece could soon conclude negotiations as the two sides move towards signing an agreement on shipping and seek to reach an agreement on double taxation avoidance, with this raised during talks with his Greek counterpart Nikolaos.