VOV.VN - In order to continue increasing the value of coffee exports, the nation is aiming to create standard coffee growing areas amid coffee prices continuously increasing over recent times.

The national athletics team will compete in the 19th Asian Games with 12 of its strongest members, according to the Vietnam Athletics Federation.

The BRG Open Golf Championship Da Nang 2023 – the first tournament of the Asian Development Tour in Vietnam – will take place at the central coastal city from August 31 to September 2, attracting 144 professional golfers.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu and First Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Vladimir Titov co-chaired the 12th Vietnam-Russia defense and security strategy dialogue in Moscow on August 29.

A Vietnam-Thailand cultural exchange programme took place in Ho Chi Minh City on August 30 with the aim of enhancing understanding and connectivity between people of the two countries.

The Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations (HAUFO) in coordination with embassies of ASEAN countries in the capital city organised an international art exchange programme to celebrate the 56th founding anniversary of the bloc (August 8) and the 78th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).

VOV.VN - Since Vietnam and the United States normalised relations in 1995, Vietnam has welcomed four US presidents on five working trips, pending the coming visit by President Joe Biden due to take place in September 2023.

VOV.VN - Vietnam highly values cooperative ties with Japan, and expects the two sides will further strengthen cooperation through all channels, including people-to-people exchanges, business connectivity and local cooperation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has retained a leading position in the Entrepreneurship Index for many consecutive years as 88% of people surveyed in the country think that having their own business is a more desirable opportunity, according to the Amway Global Entrepreneur Report 2023 (AGER 2023).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Jakarta, Indonesia, from September 4-7 at the invitation of President Joko Widodo, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.