The organisation of live-fire drills in the waters around Ba Binh island belonging to Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) is a serious infringement upon Vietnam's territorial sovereignty over Truong Sa, said Pham Thu Hang, spokesperson for the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 28.

Chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee Vu Hai Ha received in Hanoi on August 28 received a delegation from Cuba-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group led by its Vice President, Governor of Cuba’s Artemisa province Ricardo Concepcion Rodriguez.

An exhibition themed “Vietnam's sea and island cultural heritage” opened in Phan Thiet city, the southcentral province of Binh Thuan, on August 27 with more than 200 images and artifacts displayed.

The Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC), in collaboration with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour and the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Vietnam, held a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on August 28 to provide guidance on HIV/AIDS prevention and control for workers.

Phase 1 of the Vietnam - Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) project in Vinh Thanh district, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, will have its construction started on September 9, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese coffee exports have witnessed positive signs thanks to constant soaring prices in recent times, according to the Mercantile Exchange of Vietnam (MXV).

VOV.VN - Young people of both Vietnam and Singapore will organise annual cooperation programmes ono digital transformation and voluntary activities.

VOV.VN - Both Vietnam and Singapore have great potential for stronger cooperation, senior Vietnamese leaders told visiting Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during their separate meetings in Hanoi on August 28.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches importance to the traditional friendship and all-round cooperation with Saudi Arabia, an important partner for Vietnam in the Middle East, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai told visiting Tourism Minister of Saudi Arabia Ahmed bin Aqeel-Khateeb in Hanoi on August 28.

VOV.VN - Vietnam received approximately 7.8 million foreign arrivals in the first eight months of this year, meeting 97.5% of the target set for the whole year, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).