Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung paid courtesy calls to Lao Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on July 9, as part of his ongoing visit to the country.

The Government has approved a proposal by Ho Chi Minh City to stop borrowing official development assistance (ODA) loans from Germany’s KfW development bank for Metro Line No. 2 and instead use domestic funds to avoid further delays.

Vietnam’s industrial production in the second quarter of 2025 continued to grow, with the Industrial Index of Production (IIP) estimated to rise by 10.3% year-on-year, including a 12.3% increase in the processing and manufacturing sector, according to the latest report from the National Statistics Office (NSO).

VOV.VN - Mozambique values its relationship with Vietnam and wishes to expand cooperation into new areas such as mining, energy, telecommunications, digital transformation, and aquaculture, while continuing traditional areas of cooperation in health, education, and agriculture.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Bui Thanh Son and Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Maria Theresa Lazaro agreed to promote the effectiveness of cooperation mechanisms between the two countries, during their meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 9.

VOV.VN - During his working visit to West Bengal from July 6–8, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai conducted a series of diplomatic activities aimed at boosting economic, trade, investment, and cultural cooperation as well as people-to-people exchanges between Vietnam and this dynamic eastern Indian state.

VOV.VN - The ASEAN Police Football Open 2025 kicked off at Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi on July 9, with the participation of eight teams from six countries in the region and beyond.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence of Vietnam has sent invitations to the defence ministries of eight countries to attend a grand celebration marking 80 years of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2).

VOV.VN - After enduring a severe downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s tourism industry has shown strong recovery, positioning itself as a rising star on Southeast Asia’s tourism map.

VOV.VN - Vietnam considers the United States a strategic partner in economic and trade development and wishes to further enhance the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in a substantive and effective manner, based on mutual respect and a shared vision for the future.