VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse alongside other Vietnamese officials left Beijing on August 20, concluding an official state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping.

Measures implemented by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to fight off the dollarisation of the economy, highlighted by the zero per cent interest rate for deposits made in US dollar, have produced positive effects in stabilising the exchange market, increasing foreign reserves, remittance flows and foreign investments, said economists and exchange market experts.

The Vietnam-Hungary Friendship Association held a get-together in Hanoi on August 18 to celebrate Vietnam's National Day (September 2) and Hungary's State Foundation Day (August 20).

VOV.VN - Crowds of people converged on Nguyen Hue walking street in Ho Chi Minh City on August 17 evening, watching the cavalry mobile police corps under the Mobile Police Command stage a march there.

A seminar has been held in the US to connect businesses of Vietnam and the US, as well as seek cooperation opportunities in the fields of energy, manufacturing, insurance and finance.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam on August 17 presented the badge “Hero of the People's Armed Forces” to the police of Ho Chi Minh City in recognition of the force’s contributions to protecting local security and order.

Total assets of the Vietnamese credit institution system by the end of June 2024 reached more than VND21.07 quadrillion, an increase of 4.97% compared to the end of 2023, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s latest data show.

The Government earned over VND149 billion (US$5.93 million) from capital divestment at four State-owned enterprises during January – July, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said on August 12.

VOV.VN - Journalist Gaston Fiorda, an expert on Southeast Asian affairs at the National Radio of Argentina, has expressed confidence that under the leadership of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, Vietnam will continue to record more brilliant successes and elevate its international position.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Politburo member Nguyen Xuan Thang, who is also director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, is paying a working visit to the United States from July 31 to August 4.