Dr Jonathan Choi, Chairman of the Hong Kong-based Sunwah Group, has expressed his optimism about Vietnam’s future, saying the country has recovered “very quickly” after the COVID-19 pandemic was controlled and is one of the best performers in the ASEAN in this regard.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son attended the 29th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) that took place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on August 5 within the framework of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-55), and held several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the event. ​

The Heads of Civil Service Meeting themed “Modernising civil service towards a cohesive and responsive ASEAN Community” kicked off on August 5 as part of the 21st ASEAN Conference on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM 21).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese athletes bagged seven more gold medals on August 5, the last competition day of the ASEAN Para Games 2022, retaining their third place in the medal tally.

VOV.VN - Samsung Electronics plans to manufacture semiconductor products at its Samsung Electro-Mechanics Vietnam located in Thai Nguyen province in July 2023, Samsung Electronics CEO Roh Tae-Moon told PM Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi on August 5.

VOV.VN - The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has officially initiated an investigation into trade remedy tax evasion on a number of steel pipe products imported from Vietnam, according to information given by the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV).

VOV.VN - The Mini Thailand Week 2022 kicked off on August 5 in Ho Chi Minh City, featuring the participation of roughly 100 Thai exhibitors.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on August 5 joined other diplomats of the East Asia Summit (EAS) at the EAS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting as part of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting taking place in Phnom Penh (Cambodia).

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 5 received Ambassadors of South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Belgium to Vietnam who came to present their credentials to the president.

Eni Vietnam BV, a unit of Italian energy group Eni, has presented 129 sets of desktop computers to Ho Chi Minh City to help with the COVID-19 prevention and control work at communal-level health stations.