VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met and offered encouragement to coach Mai Duc Chung and other members of the Vietnam national women’s football team in Hanoi on July before they fly to New Zealand and Australia for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.

Vietnam’s increasing middle-power status in the Asia-Pacific region has sparked interest on its successful foreign diplomacy, which is known as “bamboo diplomacy”, said Layton Pike, Co-founder of the Australia Vietnam Policy Institute (AVPI).

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) paid a working visit to Brazil from June 29 – July 2 and attended the 26th Sao Paulo Forum themed “Regional integration to advance Latin American and Caribbean sovereignty" in Brasilia capital city of Brazil.

VOV.VN - The search volume for Vietnamese tourism via Google's market trend tracking tool has grown 10%-25% from the beginning of this year, climbing to 6th from 11th in the global rankings, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT)’s latest report.

VOV.VN - The number of international passengers passing through Vietnamese airports reached 15 million during the initial six months of this year, up 493.5%compared to the same period last year, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

VOV.VN - Several flights had shifted their operations to Tho Xuan Airport in Thanh Hoa City from Vinh International Airport in Vinh City from 11 a.m. on July 3 after the airport was temporarily closed for runway repair.

VOV.VN - A group of 16 US student volunteers have planned to build six charity houses for poor and disadvantaged households in Quang Ngai, a province in central Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, is scheduled to arrive in Vietnam on July 3 for a three-day visit.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has stepped up the tough, protracted battle against corruption over the past few years, with some of notorious graft scandals being brought to court.

A wide range of activities took place in Larmor-Plage city of France’s Morbihan department of Brittany from June 30 to July 2 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam - France diplomatic relations and 10 years of the two countries’ strategic partnership.