VOV.VN - The Party Central Committee is scheduled to discuss three key groups of issues when its 12th plenum opened in Hanoi on July 18 with Party General Secretary To Lam in the chair.

VOV.VN - The exhibition features 32 photographs by three Israeli and Vietnamese artists, honoring the diversity of daily life and cultural connections between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong and Cambodian Secretary of State Ung Rachana co-chaired the 9th Political Consultation between the two countries’ foreign ministries on July 17 in Hanoi, under an agreement between the two sides.

A tropical depression over the eastern waters of the Philippines has strengthened into Storm Wipha early on July 18, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Apartment prices in central HCM City have reached record highs of up to VND600 million (US$23,500) per square metre, fuelling concerns over housing affordability and a widening gap between the property market and average household incomes.

Vietnam and Azerbaijan have agreed on 17 potential cooperation areas with 58 specific activities for the 2025–2027 period, aiming to advance bilateral relations in a substantive, effective, and long-term manner.

A delegation from the Swiss–Viet Economic Forum (SVEF) led by its Secretary‑General Rachel Nguyen Isenschmid on July 17 met with authorities of Vinh Long province to discuss strategic collaboration opportunities with Swiss and international partners.

Regular delegation exchanges and meetings at all levels have positively contributed to strengthening the close-knit Vietnam–Cambodia relationship, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for swift and humane action to resolve the 2,981 stalled projects that are tying up critical resources while speaking at a national conference in Hanoi on July 17.

Vietnam's leading industrial park developer Becamex IDC on July 16 signed a cooperation agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, aiming to integrate international sustainability standards into the practical operations of its industrial parks in Vietnam.