VOV.VN - The number of international passengers passing through Vietnamese airports reached 15 million during the initial six months of this year, up 493.5%compared to the same period last year, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

VOV.VN - Nearly 20 tonnes of Vietnamese fresh lychee are being sold at Safeway and Albertsons supermarkets in the West Coast of the United States, including states of California, Oregon, and Washington.

VOV.VN - The Politburo has decided to appoint State President Vo Van Thuong to join the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam – the highest party organ on military policy in Vietnam.

The number of Vietnamese guest workers working overseas under contracts exceeded 59,600 in the first five months of this year, or 54.2% of the annual plan and over 1.9 times higher than the same period last year, showing positive signals from overseas employment, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Several measures have been recommended to help Vietnamese exporters cope with dwindling demand in many markets around the world.

A wide range of activities took place in Larmor-Plage city of France’s Morbihan department of Brittany from June 30 to July 2 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam - France diplomatic relations and 10 years of the two countries’ strategic partnership.

The final round of the Mrs Ao Dai Europe 2024 pageant will be held in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland from June 15-16, 2024, its organising board announced at a press conference in Warsaw on July 1.

VOV.VN - Leading Vietnamese player Tran Quyet Chien has become the new champion of the 2023 Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup, which took place in Portugal on July 3.

The Festival Vietnam took place at Salles des Algues in the city of Larmor-Plage, in the Morbihan region, France, between June 30 and July 2.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh on June 30 held a working session with Nadja Zivkovic, Mayor of Marzahn-Hellersdorf borough of Berlin, to discuss ways to beef up its cooperation with Vietnamese localities via specific projects in the near future.