Vietnamese leaders on February 23 cabled messages of congratulations to their Japanese counterparts on the occasion of Emperor Naruhito’s birthday.

Vietnam attended the Invest Kerala Global Summit in Kerala state, India from February 21-22, demonstrating its commitment to strengthen trade ties with the country’s southern region.

VOV.VN - A strong cold wave is sweeping into Northern Vietnam, putting an end to the prolonged wet weather in the region, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone met with leaders of the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) in Ho Chi Minh City on February 22, urging the company to expand its investment in industrial rubber processing in Laos.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Ho Chi Minh City on February 22 to concritise the agreements reached during the tripartite meeting on the same day between the leaders of the ruling parties of the three countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party Central Committee General Secretary To Lam held a high-level meeting with Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian People's Party and President of the Senate of Cambodia, and Thongloun Sisoulith, Party General Secretary and President of Laos in Ho Chi Minh City on February 22.

VOV.VN - Vietnam wishes to promote the traditional friendship and cooperation with Kenya to make them more effective and substantive, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Hang told Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi during her working visit to East Africa on February 20-21.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Russia reviewed bilateral cooperation and outlined orientations during a political consultation between the two countries’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs in Hanoi on February 21.

VOV.VN - A head-on collision between a sleeper bus and a semi-truck in northern Vietnam has resulted in six fatalities at the scene and eight others injured, reported local police.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) of Vietnam on February 21 decided to impose temporary anti-dumping duties on certain hot-rolled coil (HRC) products originating from India and China.