VOV.VN - The 77th National Day of Vietnam (September 2) was celebrated by the Vietnamese Embassy in Canada on August 26, with the participation of Canadian government and parliament officials, representatives from diplomatic corps, social organisations, and businesses, and Vietnamese expatriates.

VOV.VN - Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam affirmed Vietnam’s consistent support for the enhancement of the ASEAN-Russia strategic partnership at the 2nd ASEAN-Russia Consultations of the High Representatives for Security Issues held via an online platform in Hanoi on August 22.

Plastic People is the only Vietnamese innovator in the Top 5 of the Plastic Waste to Value Southeast Asia Challenge to tackle plastic waste mismanagement in the region.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VNMHA) recently signed a document with the World Meteorological Ogranization (WMO) for further co-operation in the Regional Center for Southeast Asia Flash Flood Guidance System (SeAFFGS).

Vietnam's initiatives at the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-55) and related meetings, which took place in Cambodia from August 2-5, received support from other participating countries and were included in documents of the meetings, said Ambassador Vu Ho, acting head of ASEAN SOM Vietnam.

Vietnamese are the fourth tallest people in Southeast Asia, only after Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, thanks to improvements in maternal and child nutrition, heard a workshop held by the Ministry of Health in Hanoi on July 28.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc outlined the positive forecasts for the nation’s economic prospects, viewing it as a very good opportunity for APEC investors, with the country always opens to welcoming investment from APEC businesses for mutually beneficial co-operation and development.

Website thediplomat.com has recently run an article highlighting that with Penny Wong’s maiden trip to Vietnam as the new Australian foreign minister, Hanoi stood out as one of Canberra’s leading priorities in Southeast Asia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attracted only more than 413,000 foreign arrivals in the first half of this year, a figure which is much lower compared to competitors in Southeast Asia, and makes the set target of five million this year a challenging task.

VOV.VN - With the number of online shoppers nationwide exceeding 51 million, Vietnamese people are currently ranked second in terms of online shopping in Southeast Asia.