Vietnamese bananas are becoming increasingly common in Japanese grocery stores as the long-standing dominance of imports from the Philippines begins to decline, Nikkei Asia reported.

The Minister of Industry and Trade has approved a programme to promote the domestic market, stimulate consumption and accelerate the campaign of Vietnamese people prioritising Vietnamese goods for the 2025–2027 period, with an emphasis on optimising artificial intelligence (AI) in the Vietnamese goods supply-consumption system.

VOV.VN - The Miss Tourism Identity Vietnam 2026 pageant was launched in Quang Ngai province on August 10 to find ambassadors to promote Vietnamese culture and tourism to international friends.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s squid and octopus exports to Thailand grew sharply in the first six months of 2025, reaching US$33 million, up 37% year on year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

No Vietnamese tourists sustained serious injuries when their bus and two other cars involved in a collision that occurred in the Genting Highlands area of Pahang state, Malaysia, on August 10, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia.

The inaugural Vietnamese Youth Forum in Japan was held in Osaka on August 9, providing a vital platform for young Vietnamese in Japan to share their aspirations and propose initiatives aimed at collectively forging a vision for the development of the Vietnamese youth community in the new era.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam met with officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnamese expatriates in the Republic of Korea (RoK), in Seoul on August 10 as part of his ongoing state visit to the RoK at the invitation of President Lee Jae-myung.

Despite having acquired Russian citizenship, the Vietnamese community of nearly 2,000 people in Ufa, the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan (Russia), continues to place strong emphasis on preserving its cultural identity and staying connected to its homeland through Vietnamese language classes.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Minh Vu led a delegation to Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, and Kratie provinces from August 5-8, aiming to deepen economic ties and support Vietnamese businesses operating in Cambodia’s northeastern region.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Greece has carried out citizen protection measures for two Vietnamese citizens who fell into the sea and died in Greece on August 8.