VOV.VN - Vietnam racked up a trade surplus of US$20.19 billion during the opening eight months of the year, according to the latest statistics compiled by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - The export price of Vietnamese rice remains the highest in the world after India, the world's largest rice exporter, continued to apply an export tax of 20% on parboiled rice, according to details given by the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).

VOV.VN - A delegation made up of the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) led by Do Tien Sy, president of VOV, held a working session with Hendrasmo, president director of Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI), in Jakarta on August 28, as part of efforts to seek ways to enhance ties in information exchange and culture in the time ahead.

VOV.VN - Shares of Vietnam's leading electric vehicle maker VinFast (VFS), owned by local billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, reached US$93 on August 28, duly raising the market value to more than US$191 billion on the Nasdaq.

VOV.VN - Hundreds of monks, nuns, and Buddhists recently flocked to the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Hanoi to mark Vu Lan Festival that is observed to show people's great appreciation and gratitude to their parents and ancestors.

VOV.VN - The coastal city of Da Nang has been named as the most-searched destination by Vietnamese travelers looking forward to getting away during the upcoming National Day holiday, followed by Ba Ria-Vung Tau province and Nha Trang city, according to Booking.com.

Chairman of the People's Committee of Binh Duong province Vo Van Minh on August 28 signed a decision approving the establishment of Vietnam-Singapore Innovation Centre in the southern locality.

Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Vietnam Yerlan Baizhanov has been awarded with the insignia “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” in recognition of his invaluable contributions to friendship and cooperation between the two countries’ people.

The organisation of live-fire drills in the waters around Ba Binh island belonging to Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) is a serious infringement upon Vietnam's territorial sovereignty over Truong Sa, said Pham Thu Hang, spokesperson for the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 28.

Chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee Vu Hai Ha received in Hanoi on August 28 received a delegation from Cuba-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group led by its Vice President, Governor of Cuba’s Artemisa province Ricardo Concepcion Rodriguez.