VOV.VN - President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is set to make an official visit to Vietnam from August 20 to 22 August, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on August 17.

Investors of the Republic of Korea (RoK) were net buyers of stocks in Vietnam, at US$9.1 million, in the first 11 days of August, over four times higher than the net buying of US$2.12 million in July, according to the Korea Securities Depository (KSD).

VOV.VN - Talented Vietnamese athlete Nguyen Thi Oanh has landed in Hungary ahead of competing at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, which is scheduled to take place in Budapest from August 19 to August 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 17 extended messages of congratulations to Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the 78th anniversary of Indonesia’s Independence Day (August 17, 1945 – 2023).

The Vietnam International Sourcing 2023, which will be hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) from September 13 – 15 in Ho Chi Minh City, is expecting to attract about 150 business delegations from 30 countries and territories worldwide.

VOV.VN - Eight young golfers are set to represent the country at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Amateur Team Golf Championship which is scheduled to take place in Malaysia from August 20 to August 24.

VOV.VN - A Semaphore flag performance organised by the Central Council of the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organisation in Hanoi on August 16 set a new Vietnamese record for attracting the largest number of performers.

VOV.VN - Meat and cold cut baguettes (bánh mì kẹp thịt) have been voted by international food website Taste Atlas as the most favourite food with 4.8 stars on August 16, in the list of 10 best rated local dishes, alongside phở, bò kho, and bò nhúng dấm.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Week in Thailand 2023 – the Magic Taste of Vietnam – opened at CentralwOrld, a shopping plaza and complex in Bangkok on August 16 evening.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s import turnover from July 16 to July 31 reached US$13.5 billion, posting a rise of 0.9% compared to the first half of July, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.