VOV.VN - The first Vietnam-Malaysia local co-operation model between Ho Chi Minh City and Ipoh city of Malaysia was launched by the Malaysia-Vietnam Friendship Association (MVFA) at a ceremony held on August 8 in Kuala Lumpur as part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception for President of the Iran-Vietnam Friendship Association (IVFA) Seyed Kamal Sajjadi in Tehran on August 8 (local time) as part of his official visit to Iran.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) attended the 6th Meeting of Youth Wing and the 7th Meeting of Women’s Wing of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) held in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar from August 5-7.

Japan wants to collaborate with Vietnam to establish industrial cooperation strategies in line with the development goals of both nations, as expressed by Matsumoto Izumi, First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam.

President Vo Van Thuong visited the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam at its office in Ho Chi Minh City on August 7, the first by Thuong to the conference as the State President.

Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with his Lao counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihane on the sidelines of the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 7.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue on August 8 began an official visit to Iran at the invitation of Speaker of the Iranian Consultative Assembly Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.

An international conference “Windows on the Universe” opened on August 7 in the south-central province of Binh Dinh, with the participation of nearly 200 international scientists and presenters.

The Union of Friendship Association of the northern midland province of Phu Tho has actively appealed for foreign aid and implemented many projects support local people and children funded by foreign organisations, helping improve living conditions for the disadvantaged people in Phu Tho.

VOV.VN - Phan Van Mai, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, has called for businesses from the US' Oakland city to invest in the southern city’s hi-tech park to produce chips, semiconductors, and new material technologies.