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.

VOV.VN - Vietnam earned US$1.1 billion from durian exports during the first seven months of the year, usurping dragon fruit which has been the country’s leading fruit export item.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Training kick-started a training course in Hanoi on August 16 for Vietnamese teachers overseas to improve their pedagogic skills.

VOV.VN - Both Vietnam and Israel have ample room to raise their annual two-way trade turnover to US$3-4 billion in the coming time from last year’s US$2.2 billion following the impending enforcement of the recently signed free trade agreement (VIFTA) between the two countries, a joint business forum heard in Hanoi on August 16.