VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran and a number of Iranian agencies launched the Vietnam Culture Week in Tehran on August 9 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Iran.

The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA)'s delegation had bilateral meetings with delegation heads from AIPA observer nations on the occasion of the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 8.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on August 8 met officials of the Vietnamese Embassy in Tehran and the Vietnamese community in Iran, as part of his ongoing visit to the Middle-East country.

VOV.VN - China represents the largest importer of Vietnamese pepper in the first half of the year, duly accounting for 32.9% of the overall market share, according to figures released by the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA).

VOV.VN - The organising board of Miss Universe Vietnam 2023 announced prizes on August 8 for the top 5 winners of the competition.

VOV.VN - Local referee Ngo Duy Lan and his two assistants have met the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s criteria to take charge of a match in the AFC Cup’s Preliminary Round, with the team to officiate the game between Machhindra FC of Nepal and Paro FC of Bhutan on August 8.

A hybrid workshop was held in Hanoi on August 8 to discuss how to attract resources from overseas Vietnamese (OV) to support tourism development.

Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed that leaders of both Vietnam and Iran pay due attention to bilateral economic and trade ties during a reception in Tehran on August 8 (local time) for Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Abbas Aliabadi.

Under a new circular released by the Ministry of Public Security, regular passports granted via shortened procedures will be issued besides existing passport types.

Importing EUR1.2 billion (US$1.31 billion) worth of fruits every year, Austria is a promising market for Vietnam, authorities held.