The Vietnam Golf Association (VGA) on July 19 selected seven athletes to attend Asian Games (ASIAD) 19 taking place in Hangzhou, China, in September this year.

Japan’s discharge of treated radioactive water into the sea will not impact Vietnam’s sea areas, said Deputy Director of the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Saftery under the Ministry of Science and Technology Pham Van Toan told the ministry's regular press conference for the second quarter in Hanoi on July 19.

Exports of cement and clinker products reached 14 million tonnes in the first six months of this year, a year-on-year decline of 15%. Export value is estimated at US$700 million.

Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Dato Tan Yang Thai has said the Vietnam-Malaysia relationship is developing soundly, and there remains potential to strengthen cooperation between the two sides in the coming time.

Shopaholics make up 15% of the Southeast Asian e-shopper population, and account for 45% of e-commerce purchases, a study has found.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Malaysia have more room to enhance their economic cooperation towards raising two-way trade turnover to US$18 billion in a more balanced manner.

VOV.VN - President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Do Van Chien on July 19 conveyed Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s invitation to Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, to visit Vietnam at an appropriate time.

VOV.VN - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has moved to revise its growth forecast for Vietnam, reducing the rate from 6.5% to 5.8% for this year, and from 6.8% to 6.2% ahead in 2024, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) July 2023 released on July 19.

VOV.VN - Secutech Vietnam 2023, an international exhibition on security technology and fire safety and rescue, kicked off in Hanoi on July 19.

VOV.VN - Japanese actor Masahiro Inoue, who played iconic Kamen Rider Decade in the film series of the same name, is set to take part in the Manga Comic Con Vietnam 2023 which will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on July 29 - 30.