VOV.VN - Vietnam highly values cooperative ties with Japan, and expects the two sides will further strengthen cooperation through all channels, including people-to-people exchanges, business connectivity and local cooperation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has retained a leading position in the Entrepreneurship Index for many consecutive years as 88% of people surveyed in the country think that having their own business is a more desirable opportunity, according to the Amway Global Entrepreneur Report 2023 (AGER 2023).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Jakarta, Indonesia, from September 4-7 at the invitation of President Joko Widodo, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoang Trung made a fact-finding trip to the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on August 30 to examine its preparations for hosting the Vietnam Rice Festival 2023 this December.

VOV.VN - Da Nang and the Japanese prefecture of Nagasaki have great potential for stronger cooperation in tourism and human resources training, especially for the medical sector, Le Trung Chinh, head of the Da Nang municipal administration told Oishi Kengo, governor of Nagasaki, at a reception on August 30.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches importance to the traditional friendship and cooperative relations with Kazakhstan, State President Vo Van Thuong told outgoing Kazakh ambassador Yerlan Baizhanov at a reception in Hanoi on August 30.

As of August 29, several domestic flights recorded booking rates of over 70% for August 31 and September 1, the first days of the National Day holidays, reported the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

The People’s Committee of Hanoi hosted a meeting on August 29 to review the organisation of the 12th Vietnam-France decentralised cooperation conference, and put forth orientations for implementing external work in the rest of the year.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Sydney and the University of Sydney co-organised a symposium on Australia - Vietnam innovation on August 29 in both in-person and online format, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties this year.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang recently signed a decision approving the investment policy for a project on building and operating the infrastructure of the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in the northern province of Thai Binh.