The first Vietnam - Australia conference on cooperation in drug prevention and control took place in Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa, on September 26.

The United Overseas Bank (UOB) has maintained its economic growth forecast for Vietnam at 5.2% for 2023 and 6% for 2024 while forecasting that Vietnam will continue to cut regulatory interest rates in the remaining months of this year to balance economic growth and inflation pressure.

VOV.VN - The growth in Vietnamese tourist arrivals heading to Japan has witnessed a notable rebound, according to figures released by the Japan National Tourism Organisation in Vietnam (JNTO).

VOV.VN - An array of investor-friendly attributes are transforming Vietnam into one of Southeast Asia’s most powerful magnets for foreign direct investment (FDI), magazine Global Finance of the United States recently wrote in its article “Vietnam’s Great Expectations”.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Crafts Village Festival 2023 is scheduled to take place from October to November in various venues across the capital of Hanoi, mostly at Thang Long Imperial Citadel from November 9 to 12, a press conference heard on September 26.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong on September 26 received newly accredited ambassadors of Bulgaria, EU Delegation, France and Kazakhstan at separate meetings following their credentials presentation.

VOV.VN - Heavy downpour as a consequence of the tropical depression has caused water levels in major rivers of central Vietnam to swell up over the past few days, flooding many localities in the region.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam People’s Navy and the Royal Cambodian Navy conducted their 72nd joint patrol in the historical waters of the two countries on September 25-26.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense of Vietnam, affirmed Vietnam supports stronger defense cooperation with Laos, during his reception for Senior Lieutenant General Thongloi Silivong, Deputy Defense Minister and director of the General Political Department of the Laos People’s Army, in Hanoi on September 26.

Vietnam’s international aviation market has gradually recovered in the first nine months with an increase in the number of foreign passengers, said the Vietnam Civil Aviation Authority (CAAV).