The 4th World Conference of Overseas Vietnamese (OV) and the 2024 forum of OV intellectuals and experts, taking place in Hanoi from August 21-24, are expected to create forums with open space for OVs around the world, providing them with an opportunity to meet, exchange, share ideas and make contributions to the country's development process.

VOV.VN - Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Singapore during the seven months of the year reached more than SGD18.32 billion, of which exports and imports increased sharply by 27.03% and 3.93% to more than SGD4.7 billion and SGD13.61 billion, respectively, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore.

VOV.VN - The third Vietnam Day, also called Den Vietnamu, in Slovakia jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese Association in the Central European country recently got underway in Bratislava, with the event drawing around 10,000 local and foreign visitors.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has initiated an administrative review on certain Vietnamese exports currently subject to anti-dumping and countervailing duties, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Nguyen Van Thao visited a wind power project in Hanzinelle - Gerpinnes in the Belgian province of Namur, holding a working session with experts to exchange views on the various challenges and opportunities for energy co-operation between the two nations.

VOV.VN - A send-off ceremony was held on August 20 in Ho Chi Minh City for disabled Vietnamese athletes who are heading to compete at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, with the competition due to take place in France from August 28 to September 8.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang held a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Senior Lieutenant General Dong Jun on August 20, on the occasion of the state visit by Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse to China.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse alongside other Vietnamese officials left Beijing on August 20, concluding an official state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping.

VOV.VN - The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) confirmed on August 19 that the sixth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG 6), originally due to be held in Bangkok and Chonburi of Thailand from November 21 to 30, has been cancelled, impacting regional participating countries, including Vietnam.

The auditorium at the Band Academy Singapore recently filled with a crowd who came for a live concert called “Hanoi in Me” jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy and community there, with the goal of raising funds for the upcoming mid-autumn festival for children.