Vietnam’s overseas investment approximated US$150.7 million in the first seven months of 2024, reported the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - Vietnam shipped more than 1.1 million tonnes of oil and petroleum abroad for US$961.6 million during the first half of the year, up 1.03% in volume and 2.6% in value compared to the same period from last year.

Nine religious dignities, including Most Venerable Thich Tinh Lien, head of the An Nam Tong (Annamkiya) Buddhist sect and abbots of Vietnamese Buddhist pagodas in Thailand have received a royal decree from Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua.

VOV.VN - The coming State visit to Vietnam by President José Ramos-Horta from July 31 to August 3 will bring many strategic interests for both countries, contributing to strengthening bilateral cooperation in the coming time, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia cum Timor Leste Ta Van Thong.

VOV.VN - Chief Executive of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Lee Ka-chiu will pay a working visit to Vietnam from July 31 to August 2.

VOV.VN - Timor Leste President José Ramos-Horta will pay a state visit to Vietnam from July 31 to August 3 at the invitation of Vietnamese President To Lam.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Phở (noodle) Festival 2024 will be held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on October 5 – 6 in an effort to promote Vietnamese culinary culture to international friends, heard a hybrid press conference connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Seoul on July 29.

A freshly-ended popular culture festival called “Song o Berlin (Living in Berlin)” has taken Dong Xuan - the largest Vietnamese shopping centre in Berlin - by storm, attracting over 10,000 participants and vividly depicting the integration and coexistence of different cultures.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Chairman of the Vietnam Olympic Committee Nguyen Van Hung conferred the insignia “For the cause of culture, sports and tourism” on Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang at the Vietnam Cultural Centre in Paris on July 25.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during his trip to Vietnam to offer incense in tribute to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and extend condolences to his spouse and family, handed over a letter of condolences from President Joe Biden to President To Lam on July 27 evening.