The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union held a cultural exchange from children from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in Ho Chi Minh City on August 13.

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.

A Vietnamese delegation is paying a visit to Cambodia from August 1-4 in a bid to cement the bilateral friendship and people-to-people exchange, amid the celebration of the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations.

The recent fluctuations in the US dollar and Japanese yen have both positive and negative impacts on Vietnamese traders, according to experts of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - The nation’s consumption demand for gold during the second quarter of the year reached 14 tonnes, an increase of 11% against the same period from last year, according to figures given on July 28 by the World Gold Council (WGC).

A musical about the adventures of Sindbad for children by the talented artists of the IDECAF (Institute of Cultural Exchange with France) has attracted children and their parents in Ho Chi Minh City.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has so far this year sold about US$12-13 billion to stabilise the domestic forex market, according to Viet Dragon Securities Corporation (VDSC).

VOV.VN - Gold prices slumped in the Vietnamese market on July 18 as they hovered at around VND64 million per tael, the lowest level since March 1.

There has been dynamic and lively cultural exchange and cooperation between Vietnam and Laos over recent years, contributing to the development of each country in the new period, according to Lao Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Suansavanh Viyaketh.

VOV.VN - The Korea Customs Service (KCS) announced on July 15 it will jointly run an Electronic Origin Data Exchange System (EODES) to allow certificates of origin to be processed through electronic platforms with Vietnam and India from next year.