VOV.VN - Australian minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong took a stroll around Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake, a national historic landmark of Hanoi capital, and sampled egg coffee in the Old Quarter, on August 22 during her official visit to Vietnam.

The Canada-Vietnam Clean Energy Partnership forum took place in Ho Chi Minh City on August 21, aiming to connect the sides’ private sectors and, through such links, enable Canadian contributions to the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), helping Vietnam achieve its net-zero emissions goal by 2050.

Vietnam has actively contributed its opinions on future economic cooperation directions between ASEAN and its partners, aiming to achieve practical benefits for Vietnam in particular and ASEAN as a whole, as part of the 55th ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting (AEM-55).

Vietnam highly values the position and role of Kazakhstan in the Central Asian region and wants to enhance multifaceted cooperation with the country, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said while meeting with visiting Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Hanoi on August 21.

VOV.VN - China spent a total of US$30.8 billion importing various kinds of goods from the Vietnamese market during the first seven months, with fruit and vegetable imports reaching US$2 billion, up 128% on-year, according to statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam and Canada boast potential to enhance their bilateral cooperation as well as coordination at the international area and multilateral forums, former Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam David Devine has said.

VOV.VN - Pop singer and songwriter Dean Lewis of Australia is set to exclusively play live on August 23 from RMIT Vietnam University’s concert in Ho Chi Minh City as part of activities held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of joint diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN - Kazakh President Kassym - Jomart Tokayev has expressed hope that both nations will work closely to soon achieve the two-way trade turnover target of US$1.5 billion.

The 13th Vietnam Student Sports Festival in the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held in Ansan city on August 19-20.

A ceremony to present awards for winners of a writing and painting contest promoting the Vietnam-Japan friendship opened in the central city of Da Nang on August 19.