VOV.VN - Defense Minister Phan Van Giang expressed Vietnam’s desires to increase defense cooperation with Japan and Laos, during his separate meetings with the Ambassadors of Japanese and Laos to Vietnam in Hanoi on July 3.

VOV.VN - A special art programme featuring classical and chamber music from both Vietnam and Russia launched Vietnamese Cultural Days in Russia in Moscow on July 2.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has called on the Korea Federation of SMEs (KBIZ) and the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) to continue supporting small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam.

The Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) in coordination with the Vietnamese Consulate General in Frankfurt city of Germany have organised a programme to promote Vietnam as a friendly, attractive and safe destination to key European markets in general and Germany in particular.

VOV.VN - Local chefs brought home 60 awards at the 2024 Penang Culinary Competition which was recently held in Malaysia.

Two Vietnamese umpires will work at Wimbledon, beginning on July 1 in London, the UK.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese culture and food left a positive impression on international friends at the 16th Bagnara ethnic culture festival, which was held from June 27 to June 30 in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy maintained its upward trajectory in the first half of the year, with its growth expanding by 6.93% in the second quarter of the year, helping to raise its first-half growth to 6.42%, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnam exported 4.68 million tonnes of rice in the first six months of this year, earning US$2.98 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The export value of Vietnamese coffee to Canada reached over US$4.4 million in the first quarter of 2024, up 12.2% compared to the same period last year.