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(Photo: VNA)]]></image:caption></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-03T19:50:25+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Vietnam welcomes nearly 13.9 million foreign visitors in seven months]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-sends-top-students-to-2026-asian-science-camp-post349414.vnp</loc><lastmod>2026-08-03T19:38:56+07:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://mediaen.vietnamplus.vn/images/0bd57f951edaa14bb945bfd982f4053fdb88a1692a8366b84d354b8de61edcf3/vnanet-v.jpg.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The opening of the 2026 Asian Science Camp in Hong Kong (China) (Photo: VNA)]]></image:caption></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-03T19:38:56+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Vietnam sends top students to 2026 Asian Science Camp]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://en.vietnamplus.vn/cuts-to-conditional-business-sectors-lines-must-be-substantive-na-chairman-post349417.vnp</loc><lastmod>2026-08-03T19:27:57+07:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://mediaen.vietnamplus.vn/images/0bd57f951edaa14bb945bfd982f4053f47c3f3de8f14bbfa18eb400f2fd080e0/vnanet-h.jpg.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man (left) speaks at the group debate on August 3. (Photo: VNA)]]></image:caption></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-03T19:27:57+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cuts to conditional business sectors, lines must be substantive: NA Chairman]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://en.vietnamplus.vn/three-ministries-step-up-coordination-to-advance-vietnams-external-affairs-in-new-era-post349416.vnp</loc><lastmod>2026-08-03T19:10:33+07:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://mediaen.vietnamplus.vn/images/0bd57f951edaa14bb945bfd982f4053fba9890fca047a5b074b822f856a1575e11cb98740dbe99edacbf5bbedc555397/vnanet-ba-ben.jpg.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Minister of Public Security Gen. Luong Tam Quang at the joint meeting on August 3, part of the 33rd Diplomatic Conference. (Photo: VNA)]]></image:caption></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-03T19:10:33+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Three ministries step up coordination to advance Vietnam's external affairs in new era]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://en.vietnamplus.vn/president-of-thailands-national-assembly-to-pay-official-visit-to-vietnam-post349415.vnp</loc><lastmod>2026-08-03T18:40:26+07:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://mediaen.vietnamplus.vn/images/b1cee1a51d4b84c0c66988b2c824975bfc9554741ec92f30090e308d9ef476b2125377ea96c2cb695de819c512330ba82154003aa3b0d2885202569db19654135c752c5aefe13938a9995b31480d3befc1e5f4495d314dafc2d7d739e8cd1f1f/president-of-the-national-assembly-of-thailand-sophon-zaram.jpg.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President of the National Assembly and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand Sophon Zaram (Photo: Bangkok Post)]]></image:caption></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-03T18:40:26+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[President of Thailand’s National Assembly to pay official visit to Vietnam]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://en.vietnamplus.vn/two-way-remote-robotic-surgery-network-marks-breakthrough-in-vietnams-healthcare-post349411.vnp</loc><lastmod>2026-08-03T18:13:43+07:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://mediaen.vietnamplus.vn/images/b1cee1a51d4b84c0c66988b2c824975bde551e8ff377c3c8c56d33c0b470dd85205107d45139720b116ef14852b96be5f1c37afe51a9f39fddfc1a0ec180ceb1b295605d2bfc471e0c5b920259525348/vnanet-two-way-remote-robotic-surgery-network-1.jpg.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Despite geographical distance, the two surgeries were carried out safely and successfully. (Photo published by VNA)]]></image:caption></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-03T18:13:43+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Two-way remote robotic surgery network marks breakthrough in Vietnam’s healthcare]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://en.vietnamplus.vn/seminar-honours-fidel-castros-legacy-enduring-vietnamcuba-solidarity-post349409.vnp</loc><lastmod>2026-08-03T18:01:31+07:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://mediaen.vietnamplus.vn/images/b1cee1a51d4b84c0c66988b2c824975b8c02a734587ad4b7ef2632976839acba5d1c3696d7731e7a909d45d07224d841d582f76e68e40de9bda2ca69a861b212c1e5f4495d314dafc2d7d739e8cd1f1f/vnanet-seminar-honours-fidel-castros-legacy.jpg.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The scientific seminar is held by the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics in Hanoi on August 3. (Photo: VNA)]]></image:caption></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-03T18:01:31+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Seminar honours Fidel Castro's legacy, enduring Vietnam–Cuba solidarity]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://en.vietnamplus.vn/16th-nas-first-extraordinary-session-stresses-efficient-resource-use-national-sovereignty-post349405.vnp</loc><lastmod>2026-08-03T17:48:12+07:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://mediaen.vietnamplus.vn/images/0bd57f951edaa14bb945bfd982f4053fabfc86e51b3e55fc7145855a05d605bcfe283dddeac077bf6f2e43f22b176c124f1ff5e27421578ee333a77515975827d55eca9d02f839d0fcdb5c991213346e5edb92d0543f47462750adf15afa8a04c1e5f4495d314dafc2d7d739e8cd1f1f/vnanet-potal-khai-mac-ky-hop-khong-thuong-le-thu-nhat-quoc-hoi-khoa-xvi-8929226.jpg.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the NA’s Committee for Economic and Financial Affairs, speaks at the NA session on August 3. (Photo: VNA)]]></image:caption></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-03T17:48:12+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[16th NA’s first extraordinary session stresses efficient resource use, national sovereignty]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://en.vietnamplus.vn/188-defendants-prosecuted-in-mr-pips-fraud-case-post349406.vnp</loc><lastmod>2026-08-03T17:46:26+07:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://mediaen.vietnamplus.vn/images/0bd57f951edaa14bb945bfd982f4053fd4efc0457d6aff05467b19eed0f9f309/pho-duc-nam.jpg.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pho Duc Nam (left), also known as Mr Pips, and Nguyen Hoa Binh, widely known as Shark Binh. (Photo: congan.com.vn)]]></image:caption></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-03T17:46:26+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[188 defendants prosecuted in “Mr Pips” fraud case]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://en.vietnamplus.vn/cambodia-urges-strict-enforcement-of-ban-on-electronic-waste-imports-post349404.vnp</loc><lastmod>2026-08-03T17:31:08+07:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://mediaen.vietnamplus.vn/images/24b0dc634f854e30fb0c2bd913b107fc122262846509f9f5652adc8c00589a65/logo-3223.jpg.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cambodia urges strict enforcement of ban on electronic waste imports]]></image:caption></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-03T17:31:08+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Cambodia urges strict enforcement of ban on electronic waste imports]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://en.vietnamplus.vn/registered-business-capital-surges-636-in-seven-months-post349400.vnp</loc><lastmod>2026-08-03T17:13:05+07:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://mediaen.vietnamplus.vn/images/fb28345a27a47ab9c43b9fb1540f81a4d239a48072e309e509b7e5788d5d91ba03a91f0e635241d876a9b173ce529224/entreprise.jpg.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[More than 125,900 new enterprises were registered in the first seven months of the year, with total registered capital reaching nearly 1.52 quadrillion VND (58.3 billion USD). (Photo: VNA) ]]></image:caption></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-03T17:13:05+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Registered business capital surges 63.6% in seven months]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://en.vietnamplus.vn/doan-bao-chau-sentenced-to-seven-years-in-prison-for-anti-state-propaganda-post349403.vnp</loc><lastmod>2026-08-03T17:05:09+07:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://mediaen.vietnamplus.vn/images/0bd57f951edaa14bb945bfd982f4053ff74df11c12f675ebddde1f15ee30b949/chau.jpg.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The People's Court of Hanoi on August 3 held a first-instance public trial in absentia for Doan Bao Chau, who was charged with "producing, storing, disseminating or propagandising information, documents and items aimed at opposing the Socialist Republic of Vietnam". 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(VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-02T16:13:37+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Efforts made to create breakthroughs in primary health care, workforce development]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://en.vietnamplus.vn/proposal-on-establishment-of-centrally-run-bac-ninh-city-approved-post349346.vnp</loc><lastmod>2026-08-02T16:04:51+07:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://mediaen.vietnamplus.vn/images/24b88df0fff3c1edc80b2bf7cffff46337c5c6c2e52d7a6e4eeb0e886b3dbd6bc1e5f4495d314dafc2d7d739e8cd1f1f/vnanet-bac-ninh.jpg.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A parade through streets in Bac Giang ward, Bac Ninh province helps spread the message of building a safe and civilised traffic culture among the public (Photo: VNA)]]></image:caption></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-02T16:04:51+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Proposal on establishment of centrally-run Bac Ninh city approved]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://en.vietnamplus.vn/floods-whirlwinds-leave-four-dead-or-injured-in-northern-localities-post349345.vnp</loc><lastmod>2026-08-02T15:47:05+07:00</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://mediaen.vietnamplus.vn/images/24b88df0fff3c1edc80b2bf7cffff46317c94a4afcc6bd2d733a0bfa55ff3a607f41e3dbf29d13a91e2eafcbcc01a9178abc037b6089acd1d42a6deed1b7253582928331397fb7775cd2b2bcffc179e01bd13297d0e1f508f2020b7f4de3940846a96ae2ef9868a97d033b5105f2848fbb2997b7139cd43a81ef6fbcace06cfa/vnanet-potal-son-la-mua-lu-khien-3-nguoi-tu-vong-mot-so-diem-bi-sat-lo-gay-ach-tac-giao-thong-8928062-1.jpg.webp</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Officers and soldiers of the Chieng On Border Guard Station under Son La provincial Border Guard 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is one of key export products of Dong Thap (Photo: VNA)]]></image:caption></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-02T15:37:31+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Trade drives growth momentum for Vietnam's economy in seven 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(Photo: VNA) ]]></image:caption></image:image><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)</news:name><news:language>vi</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-02T04:48:00+07:00</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Deeper reforms needed to achieve target of 2 million firms]]></news:title></news:news></url></urlset>