National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s visit to Iran from August 8-10 reflects the importance that the Vietnamese Party, NA, and Government attach to the friendship and cooperation with Iran, Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran Luong Quoc Huy told the Vietnam News Agency.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam-Indonesia exchange art exhibition opened at the headquarters of the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Association on August 7, to strengthen friendship and to promote art exchanges between artists of the two countries.

VOV.VN - Financiers from the Republic of Korea (RoK) poured in US$2.34 billion into the Vietnamese market in the opening seven months of the year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Japan wants to collaborate with Vietnam to establish industrial cooperation strategies in line with the development goals of both nations, as expressed by Matsumoto Izumi, First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam.

The Vietnam - Israel Free Trade Agreement (VIFTA), which was signed last month, has opened up new opportunities for Vietnamese goods to enter an important market in the Middle East.

President Vo Van Thuong visited the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam at its office in Ho Chi Minh City on August 7, the first by Thuong to the conference as the State President.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue on August 8 began an official visit to Iran at the invitation of Speaker of the Iranian Consultative Assembly Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong has expressed Vietnam’s wish that ASEAN, with support of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), will reap greater successes in building a resilient and prosperous community and promoting cooperation for common peace, stability and development.

Leading Japanese retail group AEON has informed purchasing firms from many countries of the upcoming “Vietnam International Sourcing 2023” to be hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The Vietnamese condotel market will not recover at least until 2025 due to excess inventory, according to insiders.