VOV.VN - Vietnam received approximately 7.8 million foreign arrivals in the first eight months of this year, meeting 97.5% of the target set for the whole year, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

VOV.VN - Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his delegation landed at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on August 27, beginning a three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia has held a ceremony to congratulate the Vietnamese community there on being recognised as the 14th ethnic minority group of the host country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attracted approximately US$18.15 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) between the beginning of the year and August 20, up 8.2% on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - A delegation led by Pham Tat Thang, member of the Party Central Committee and permanent deputy head of its Commission of Mass Mobilisation, paid a visit to Iran from August 21 to August 24.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has agreed with the content of a 2024 plan to mark Day for Honouring Vietnamese Language in Vietnamese Communities Abroad (September 8) next year as proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has been assigned to urgently gather public opinions and streamline procedures for granting work permits to foreign nationals working in Vietnam.

Many foreign retail distributors, promoting strategies to diversify their supply chains and ensure a sustainable and resilient supply, have chosen Vietnam as a strategic location in the global supply chain, according to Ta Hoang Linh, Director of the European-American Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Foreigners have the right to own houses for a set period, but land ownership is not permitted. Once their ownership duration concludes, they may renew it once and have the privilege to purchase and sell houses similarly to local residents.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son received Chief Representative of Japan’s Komeito party Yamaguchi Natsuo in Hanoi on August 23.