To detect promptly mpox (formerly called monkeypox) cases domestically and from international arrivals, Vietnamese authorities have stepped up efforts in monitoring and preventing the spread of the disease and providing guidance on related surveillance and control measures, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang has said.

VOV.VN - President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed Sri Lankar’s desire to strengthen the friendship and cooperative relations with Vietnam during his reception for Vietnamese Ambassador Trinh Thi Tam in Colombo on August 21.

VOV.VN - The Czech Republic considers Vietnam a leading partner and important market in Southeast Asia, Jozef Sikela, Czech Minister of Industry and Trade, told Duong Hoai Nam, Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic at a recent meeting.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man received visiting Lao NA Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Lao Committee for Peace and Solidarity Sommad Pholsena in Hanoi on August 22.

VOV.VN - Both Vietnam and China have had sincere and frank discussions about maritime issues to better control and actively resolve disagreements at sea, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.

Chairman of the Vietnam Peace Committee (VPC) Uong Chu Luu held talks with Lao National Assembly Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Lao Committee for Peace and Solidarity Sommad Pholsena on August 22 in Hanoi, focusing on orientations for cooperation between the two agencies in the coming time.

VOV.VN - British newspaper the Daily Mail has unveiled 17 stunning pictures of Vietnam taken by an award-winning photographer, all of which will make tourists keen to book a plane ticket to visit.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines announced on August 22 that it will operate direct flights from the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi to the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh and vice versa, starting on October 27.

A delegation from Vietnam’s northern mountainous province of Dien Bien and Lao province of Luang Namtha signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the two sides at their talks in Dien Bien Phu city on August 22.

VOV.VN - Chief coach of the Vietnam national football team Kim Sang Sik on August 22 announced the list of 26 players for the upcoming friendly international tournament LPBank Cup 2024 as part of FIFA Days 2024.