The securities market is witnessing foreign investment funds like Dragon Capital, VinaCapital and PYN Elite Fund making transactions involving and big investments in real estate stocks.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 13 for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio.

The Ministry of Health’s Tobacco Harm Prevention Fund and the Global Public Health Organisation (Vital Strategies) launched a communication campaign to promote the enforcement of the ban on smoking in indoor public places on August 10.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Vietnam and Vital Strategies on August 9 signed an agreement for a second phase of work under the Data for Health Initiative to continue supporting the Vietnamese Government’s efforts to improve civil registration and vital statistics.

VOV.VN - A large number of local artists based both domestically and abroad participated in a virtual concert held on August 8 in Hanoi, with the primary aim to raise funds for the country’s COVID-19 vaccine fund.

VOV.VN - Vietnam sent 18 promising athletes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, although they failed to win any medal at the global sporting competition.

The Ministry of Finance has issued a circular providing guidelines on obligations of organisations and individuals in foreign investment activities on the Vietnamese securities market.

VOV.VN - Police in the central province of Nghe An on August 1 caught red handed two suspects illegally transporting seven healthy tiger individuals.

The Military Command of Khanh Hoa Province in south-central Vietnam, in collaboration with the provincial Youth Union, on July 31 presented food to 100 Russian citizens in need residing in Nha Trang City.

A Vietnam Innovation Network in the Republic of Korea (VINK) is slated to make its debut on July 31, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST).