VOV.VN - The nation’s leading chess player Le Quang Liem dropped his advantage in the race to this year’s title after missing his third consecutive win over Gata Gamsky of the United States in the standard chess event at the Biel International Chess Festival 2022 in Switzerland.

VOV.VN - An article by Valeria Vershinina, a Vietnamese expert working at the Research Center of the ASEAN under the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) under the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, highlighted Vietnam's role and potential as part of Russia's foreign policy.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception on July 14 in Hanoi for newly-accredited Egyptian Ambassador to Vietnam Amal Abdel Kader Elmorsi.

VOV.VN - Six members of the Vietnamese team participating in the 63rd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2022 brought home medals, including two golds, two silvers, and two bronzes, thereby finishing fourth out of 104 participating countries and territories.

VOV.VN - The nation has been ranked seventh out of the leading 10th best places in the world for expats, according to the Expat Insider 2022 Ranking released by InterNations, the world’s largest expat community with over 4.5 million members.

Both the Vietnam Maritime Corporation (VIMC) and the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s largest container shipping firm, have shown their resolve to soon start an international transit terminal project in Can Gio district of Ho Chi Minh City.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 13 for newly-appointed UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis who came to present the UN Secretary-General's credentials, beginning her term of office in the country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have agreed to carry out effective measures to fulfill the goal of elevating bilateral trade to US$100 billion by 2023, and US$150 billion by 2030 in a balanced and sustainable manner.

The International Department of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union's Central Committee has launched a programme to recruit members to an international volunteer club.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien, the winner of the Miss Grand International 2021 pageant, has completed a project to build clean water wells for local residents in Angola as part of ongoing charity activities during her term.