Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen has called for support from the French business community for the Vietnamese southern economic hub’s building of suitable sustainable development solutions at a recent working session in Paris.

VOV.VN - An Ao Dai (traditional long dress) by designer Phuong Ho which set a Vietnamese record for the longest hand-made outfit with a length of 220.6 metres and a weight of 250 kg will be showcased in Thailand in July.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with a delegation of Chinese friendship scholars on June 28 in Beijing who supported the nation during its resistance wars for independence, as well as the current national construction, as part of his official visit to the northern neighbour.

VOV.VN - The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on June 26 handed over classroom facilities valued at US$11,400 to the Will to Live Center in order to support people with disabilities in Vietnam.

Standard Chartered Bank forecasts Vietnam’s second quarter GDP growth to have slowed to 1.5% year-on-year (from 3.3% in the first quarter), posing downside risks to its 6.5% growth forecast for 2023. However, a rebound is expected in the second half of the year.

President of the National Council of Switzerland Martin Candinas arrived in Hanoi on June 27 afternoon, beginning his four-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

A Vietnam-Australia business forum was held in Sydney on June 27 to help Vietnamese enterprises know more about the Australian market and connect them with businesses in this Oceania country.

VOV.VN - Five Vietnamese track-and-field athletes have been stripped of their results and banned from competitions from 16 to 18 months following their doping violations at the 31st SEA Games held in Vietnam in 2022.

VOV.VN - China considers Vietnam a priority partner in its overall periphery diplomacy, Chinese President and Party General Secretary Xi Jinping told Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh in Beijing on June 27.

Somsavat Lengsavad, former Politburo member and former Deputy Prime Minister of Laos, highlighted the substantial contributions by former Deputy PM of Vietnam Vu Khoan to the special Vietnam - Laos relations.