The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on August 2 to review a project on developing a vocational training model for people with disabilities caused by AO/Dioxin.

Vietnam will export 2 million doses of vaccines against African swine fever (ASF) to the Philippines and Indonesia between August and October this year, according to Nguyen Van Long, director of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s upcoming attendance at the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44) and official visit to Indonesia from August 4 will help promote Vietnam’s parliamentary cooperation with other ASEAN countries and create a new motivation for the Vietnam-Indonesia strategic partnership.

Vietnam always treasures its traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Armenia, Chairman of the National Assembly (NA)'s Committee for Foreign Affairs Vu Hai Ha said while receiving Armenian Ambassador to Vietnam Vahram Kazhoyan in Hanoi on August 2.

VOV.VN - A Chinese freight train departing from Shijiazhuang station of Hebei province arrived at Yen Vien station on the outskirts of Hanoi on August 2, marking the first such international freight rail route from China to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Philippines will promote sea and ocean cooperation, enhance information sharing and coordinate closely in timely handling issues arising at sea, including combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese women's national football team may not have advanced past the group stage of the World Cup, but their players can be proud of their efforts in their debut appearance having fought hard against higher-ranked opponents and proving that they belong on the world stage, according to FIFA, the world’s football governing body.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, while receiving Mark Tucker, chairman of the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Holding plc in Hanoi on August 2, hailed the bank’s commitment to operating in the long-term in Vietnam, contributing to the country’s socio-economic development.

VOV.VN - The eighth Vietnam international traditional martial arts festival is set to get underway in the south-central province of Binh Dinh from August 2 to 5, to promote mutual understanding and solidarity among domestic and foreign athletes, and to introduce the unique features of Vietnamese traditional martial arts.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Festival “Xin chào! Saitama” (Hello! Saitama) is scheduled to take place from September 1 to 3 in Saitama Prefecture as part of activities to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan.