VOV.VN - Vietnam’s coffee industry set a new export record in the first eight months of the year, shipping 1.2 million tons worth US$6.42 billion, up 8.7% in volume and 59.1% in value compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

The fundraising programme “65 Years of Vietnam–Cuba Solidarity” has garnered more than VND400 billion (over US$15.1 million) with nearly 2 million donations as of the morning of September 5, less than a month since its launch.

Ho Chi Minh City will begin construction of a long-planned international financial centre (IFC) in September, part of Vietnam’s push to position itself as a regional financial hub alongside Singapore and Hong Kong (China).

VOV.VN - In recent days, major Chinese state-run outlets such as Xinhua News Agency, China Central Television (CCTV), People’s Daily and Global Times have widely reported on high-level exchanges between Vietnam and China during official visits and celebrations of important national anniversaries in both countries.

Leaders of the People’s Committee of Can Tho city held a working session with a delegation of the Canadian Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to Vietnam on September 4.

VOV.VN - Vietnam currently leads Southeast Asia with 15 ASEAN Heritage Parks, highlighting the country’s strong commitment to biodiversity conservation.

As artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as an important driver of technological innovation in many sectors, especially the automobile industry, Vietnamese and Chinese universities, research institutes, and businesses are believed to hold great cooperation potential in this field.

Vietnam is a country with a strong desire for progress and development - the values that were confirmed during the wars against France and the US, said Professor Bilveer Singh, deputy head of the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore.

The sixth Vietnam - Japan high-level agricultural cooperation dialogue convened in Tokyo on September 4, with Acting Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Duc Thang and Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Koizumi Shinjiro charting a course for enhanced collaboration in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries.

World leaders from across continents have sent congratulatory messages to Vietnam on the country's 80th National Day (September 2).