VOV.VN - The export of Vietnamese forestry products during the seven months of the year soared by 55% to US$10.25 billion, according to data from the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam remains an attractive destination for US investors in the Indo-Pacific, heard a webinar recently held by The Asia Group.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son attended the first Friends of the Mekong (FOM) Ministerial Meeting, which was held on August 5 via videoconference.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Tanzania Nguyen Nam Tien and Tanzanian Foreign Minister Liberata Mulamula vowed to continue promoting economic and investment cooperation between the two countries at their meeting on August 4 in Dar es Salaam.

Members of “Stay Strong Saigon” - a project of young Vietnamese people in the US in coordination with members of the “Vietnam - Unite for Vietnam” project launched a campaign to donate 20,000 N95 face masks to frontline forces in the COVID-19 fight in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - For the first time in more than a month, Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has recorded a sharp drop in the number of newly detected coronavirus infections during the past 12 hours.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Prosperity Joint-stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) has been named as the winner of the enterprise risk management awards in Asia by financial publication The Asian Banker.

VOV.VN - A number of business representatives from India and Pakistan will participate in a teleconference on August 5 with Vietnamese officials from various localities to promote dragon fruit consumption in the Indian and Pakistani markets.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is among the leading seven countries worldwide that have received COVID-19 vaccines donated by the United States.

VOV.VN - President of the National Assembly (NA) of Cambodia Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin on August 3 sent a letter of congratulations to Vuong Dinh Hue on his election as Chairman of the 15th legislature.