A Vietnam-Thailand cultural exchange programme took place in Ho Chi Minh City on August 30 with the aim of enhancing understanding and connectivity between people of the two countries.

The Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations (HAUFO) in coordination with embassies of ASEAN countries in the capital city organised an international art exchange programme to celebrate the 56th founding anniversary of the bloc (August 8) and the 78th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).

VOV.VN - Since Vietnam and the United States normalised relations in 1995, Vietnam has welcomed four US presidents on five working trips, pending the coming visit by President Joe Biden due to take place in September 2023.

VOV.VN - Vietnam highly values cooperative ties with Japan, and expects the two sides will further strengthen cooperation through all channels, including people-to-people exchanges, business connectivity and local cooperation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has retained a leading position in the Entrepreneurship Index for many consecutive years as 88% of people surveyed in the country think that having their own business is a more desirable opportunity, according to the Amway Global Entrepreneur Report 2023 (AGER 2023).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Jakarta, Indonesia, from September 4-7 at the invitation of President Joko Widodo, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoang Trung made a fact-finding trip to the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on August 30 to examine its preparations for hosting the Vietnam Rice Festival 2023 this December.

VOV.VN - Da Nang and the Japanese prefecture of Nagasaki have great potential for stronger cooperation in tourism and human resources training, especially for the medical sector, Le Trung Chinh, head of the Da Nang municipal administration told Oishi Kengo, governor of Nagasaki, at a reception on August 30.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches importance to the traditional friendship and cooperative relations with Kazakhstan, State President Vo Van Thuong told outgoing Kazakh ambassador Yerlan Baizhanov at a reception in Hanoi on August 30.

As of August 29, several domestic flights recorded booking rates of over 70% for August 31 and September 1, the first days of the National Day holidays, reported the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).