VOV.VN - Japan welcomes Vietnam’s energy transition efforts and desires to work closely with the Southeast Asian nation towards realizing Japanese initiated Asia-Zero Emissions Community (AZEC) goal, said Tadashi Meadea, governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

VOV.VN - Over the past 28 years since joining ASEAN as an ‘active and responsible’ member, Vietnam has made practical contributions to a united, peaceful, stable, and developed grouping, said Veeramalla Anjaiah, a senior research fellow at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) in an interview granted to a Jakarta based VOV correspondent.

Incense offering ceremonies in tribute to Vietnamese and Lao martyrs were organised at the Laos-Vietnam Combat Alliance Monument in Thoulakhom district, and the monument dedicated to Vietnamese martyrs in Kasy district of Vientiane province on July 26.

VOV.VN - The United States Mission to Vietnam, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), on July 27 announced a US$32 million contract to the U.S. firm Tetra Tech to continue the cleanup of dioxin-contaminated soil in and around the Bien Hoa Air Base.

VOV.VN - The first cross-border e-commerce exhibition this year will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) from August 10 to 12, according to the Vietnam National Trade Fair and Advertising (Vinexad), organiser of the event.

VOV.VN - Alibaba.com, the global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform of Alibaba Group, plans to double its investment in emerging manufacturing hubs across Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese and American artists entertained distinguished guests and spectators at a concert held at the American Center in Hanoi on July 26 to mark the 10th anniversary of the US-Vietnam comprehensive partnership.

Over the past 28 years since Vietnam joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a constructive and responsible approach has consolidated Vietnam’s position in the bloc, said Dr. Nguyen Hong Hai, a lecturer of the Queensland University of Technology’s School of Justice.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Cairo hosted a ceremony on July 26 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Egypt.

Hyosung Vietnam has unveiled a plan to build a carbon fibre factory with a total capital outlay of up to US$1 billion in Phu My 2 Industrial Park in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. The investment in the initial phase is expected at US$160 million.