Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 30 for Cuba’s First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Gerardo Peñalver Portal who is on an official visit to Vietnam for the seventh political consultation between the two foreign ministries.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has hailed the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC)’s strong performance in connecting kind hearts to multiply acts of kindness, spreading the humane values of the country’s society and regime.

Japan’s Electric Power Development Co (J-Power) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnam Forestry Corporation (Vinafor) to jointly explore opportunities for biomass business in the Southeast Asian country.

Vietnam has arranged a booth designated to popularise the protection of its sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos at a Vietnamese food and consumer goods fair in Osaka, Japan.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha on August 30 presented the insignia “For the cause of natural resources and environment” to UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen in recognition of her contributions to the sector.

Over 170 China-based suppliers and manufacturers of homeware products are showcasing their latest products at the first China Homelife Vietnam exhibition that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on August 29.

VOV.VN - The third version of the Vietnam-Laos cultural, sports and tourism exchange is scheduled to take place in early October in the northern mountain province of Dien Bien, according to details provided by the Dien Bien Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s leading tennis player Ly Hoang Nam enjoyed a 2-1 victory against James McCabe of Australia at noon on August 30, thereby advancing to the second round of the Challenger 50 Bangkok Open 2.

VOV.VN - The 60th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Laos diplomatic relations (1962-2022) and 45 years of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (1977-2022) were marked on August 30 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national football team have been drawn in Group B alongside Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, and Laos for the upcoming 2022 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup, with the tournament set to run from December 23 to January 15, 2023.