VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong has expressed Vietnam’s wish that ASEAN, with support of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), will reap greater successes in building a resilient and prosperous community and promoting cooperation for common peace, stability and development.

Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue raised key proposals at the first plenary session of the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-44) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 7.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet and his Indonesian counterpart Abdul Kadir Jailani outlined orientations to ramp up cooperation between the two foreign ministries with a view to well carrying out high-level agreements during their working session in Jakarta on August 7.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese women's national football team has dropped four places in the most recent world rankings released recently by global governing body FIFA.

VOV.VN - The country shipped abroad 1.76 million tonnes of crude oil worth a total of US$1.16 billion during the past seven months of the year, up 19.7% in volume but down 10.4% in value on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Local consumption demand for gold during the second quarter of the year reached 12.7 tonnes, marking a decrease of 9% compared to the same period from last year, according to the latest report released by the World Gold Council (WGC).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Inspector General Bui Ngoc Lam and his Laotian counterpart Sukkhamphet Heuangbutsi held talks on August 7 in Vientiane to discuss measures aimed at strengthening co-operation in inspection work.

VOV.VN - Sales of passenger electric vehicles (EVs) in the nation are expected to at least double this year, with the figure being given in a report published recently by BMI Country Risk & Industry Research, a research unit of Fitch Solutions.

All the 45 Vietnamese people stranded due to landslides on a road linking Bolikhamxay province in central Laos with Ha Tinh province in central Vietnam have been rescued by Lao authorities.

VOV.VN - There remains plenty of opportunities for Vietnamese rice to expand its market share in the UK amid India, the largest rice exporter to this market, suspending rice exports to the market, said Nguyen Canh Cuong, Vietnamese Trade Counselor in the UK.