VOV.VN - All five Vietnamese students delivered an outstanding performance at the 18th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) in Mumbai, India, winning 1 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze.

Ambassador Daovy Vongxay, Permanent Representative of Laos to the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and other international organisations in Geneva, has highlighted the close coordination between the Vietnamese and Lao missions at multilateral forums in Geneva.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's spice industry is targeting US$2 billion in export revenue by 2025, driven by growing global demand and expanded investment in high-quality raw material zones.

VOV.VN - Professor Carl Thayer, a leading expert on Vietnam at the Australian Defence Force Academy (University of New South Wales), has affirmed that after 80 years of national development and reform, Vietnam is emerging as one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia.

Vietnamese State Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on August 21 paid courtesy calls on General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone as part of her two-day official visit to Laos.

Vietnam’s “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme is riding the wave of e-commerce and social media to propel its rural brands onto the global stage, blending cultural heritage with digital savvy to tap premium markets.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam U18 national football team will take part in the international friendly tournament Seoul EOU Cup 2025, to be held from September 21 to 28, 2025 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, in coordination with the Vietnamese Consulate General in Sydney, on August 21 hosted the “Vietnam – Australia Forum on trade promotion, cooperation in training and human resources development in agriculture and environment.”

Vietnam’s trade activities remained vibrant in the first half of August 2025, with total import-export turnover exceeding US$40.36 billion, according to preliminary data released by the Department of Customs under the Ministry of Finance.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong co-chaired the seventh Vietnam - Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Hanoi on August 20, during which they issued a joint press release.