A group of Vietnamese alumni living in Sydney, Australia joined a 21.5km-long walk to raise fund for poor Vietnamese children with a total amount of over VND300 million (US$13,000).

Deputy Foreign Minister of Laos Thongphane Savanphet has spoken highly of Vietnam’s organisation of the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM 53) and related meetings, saying despite their virtual form, all discussions took place frankly.

Ho Chi Minh City will continue to speed up the disbursement of public funds and seek to increase budget revenue for the remaining months of the year, the chairman of the municipal People’s Committee has said.

VOV.VN - The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the nation will recover once the COVID-19 epidemic is successfully brought under control, according to Takeo Nakajima, chief representative of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in Hanoi.

While the disbursement of official development assistance (ODA) has seen progress, without drastic solutions, it will be difficult for ministries and sectors to achieve allocation targets, Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Xuan Ha has said.

VOV.VN - British Ambassador Gareth Ward and Vietnamese Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 15 to outline future co-operation through the Better Health Programme, part of the UK’s Prosperity Fund.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will enhance cooperation with other countries, including the US, as well as the WHO and the international community in combating COVID-19.