VOV.VN - Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Rogelio Polanco Fuentes has highlighted that the fundraising campaign by the Vietnamese people exceeded imagination and provided strong encouragement to the Cuban people.

The National Assembly (NA) continues to affirm its position and role as the highest representative body of the people and the highest organ of state power of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, meeting the country’s strategic tasks in the new period, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man has affirmed.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos held a seminar in Vientiane on August 15 to look into operations of Vietnamese banks in Laos and measures for improving their performance.

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang held talks in Hanoi on August 15 with Cuban Minister of the Interior Major General Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas, as the two sides reaffirmed their special friendship and discussed measures to deepen cooperation, particularly in cybersecurity.

A special art programme titled “Hanoi – From the historic autumn of 1945” was held at the August Revolution Square on August 15 night, marking one of the prominent events hosted by the capital city to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

The Ho Chi Minh City Business Summit 2025, set for September 24-27, will connect and promote the strong development of the business community in a newly-expanded growth space, the Young Businesspeople Association of HCM City (YBA HCM) and the HCM City Women Entrepreneurs’ Association (HAWEE) announced on August 14.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held phone talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet on August 15 afternoon, at the request of the Cambodian side.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son had meetings with officials of China, Cambodia, and Thailand on the sidelines of the 10th Lancang – Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in China's Yunnan province on August 14–15.

Vietnam unveiled its national tourism data platform “Visit Vietnam” in the northern province of Quang Ninh on August 15, a strategic move to design an integrated tourism database for destination information, reviews, and travel service bookings.

Viettel and Qualcomm have signed a strategic partnership aimed at making Vietnam a global hub for technology research and development.