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President Vo Van Thuong on June 4 received Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is on a two-day official visit to Vietnam starting June 3.

APEC member economies should prioritise discussing reform of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to improve its operational efficiency, stated Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien at the 29th Meeting of APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) in Hanoi on May 28.

The Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Task Force held its 70th meeting at the headquarters of the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on May 25, with the participation of all member states and Timor-Leste who joined for the first time as an observer.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security is ready to share experience with law enforcement agencies and international organisations to achieve sustainable socio-economic development, contributing to maintaining stability and peace globally, regionally, and within each nation, said Minister Gen. To Lam.

Legislators on May 24 listened to a proposal and a verification report on the further application of the 2% reduction in the value added tax (VAT) under a resolution dated January 11, 2022, as part of the ongoing fifth session of the 15th National Assembly.

The National Assembly (NA) approved a resolution relieving Nguyen Phu Cuong from the posts of member of the NA Standing Committee and Chairman of the NA Finance-Budget Committee, as part of its ongoing fifth session in Hanoi on May 22.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 20 said that nine persons carrying Vietnamese identification papers are among 11 victims killed during a severe road accident in Jingxi city, China's Guangxi , at 6:30 am on May 19, citing reports from the Consulate General of Vietnam in China’s Nanning city.

Many localities nationwide seek to build a healthy and attractive tourism environment with diversified amenities and improve the quality of products in order to increase experiences and tourist appeal, thus contributing to sustainable tourism development.

Head coach of the Vietnamese women's football team Mai Duc Chung expressed his appreciation for hosts Cambodia, who will play Vietnam in the 32nd SEA Games women's football semi-final match on May 12 in Phnom Penh.

A boarding culture and ethnicity school of the Lao People's Army built with Vietnamese funding was inaugurated in Vientiane on May 11.

Laos has called on ASEAN nations and regional stakeholders to further strengthen cooperation to alleviate poverty and ensure food security in the region, reported the Vientiane Times on May 10.

The Border Guard of the southernmost province of Ca Mau is calling on each ship owner and fisherman to conduct legal and responsible operation, ensure the sustainable development and protect mineral resources at sea, in a bid to have the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafood removed at an early date.

Award-winning Vietnamese films like Tro Tan Ruc Ro (Glorious Ashes), Nhung Dua Tre Trong Suong (Children of the Mist) and Memento Mori: Dat (Memento Mori: Earth) will compete against many other excellent Asian films in the first Da Nang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF) this May.

Tho Chau island commune in Phu Quoc city in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has seen strong development and new renovations over the past 30 years thanks to the tireless effort of locals.

Vietnam sent over 37,900 labourers abroad in the first three months of 2023, accounting for over 34% of the whole year plan, and more than 15 times higher than the same period in 2022.

Laos and Cambodia have agreed to jointly embellish border markers and install 387 more border posts to clearly define their shared borderline, Vientiane Times reported on April 24.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting between permanent Government members and the Standing Board of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee on April 16 to seek solutions to hindrances to local socio-economic development.

Vietnamese localities need experience and collaboration from international partners in environmental protection and sustainable development, and French investors are considered credible partners, an official from Ho Chi Minh City has said.

Precisely 36% of European firms ranked Vietnam either first, within their top three, or among their top five investment destinations on a global scale, according to the latest Business Climate Index (BCI) report released by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) and produced by Decision Lab on April 11.

Upgrading work started at the historical relic site commemorating late President Ho Chi Minh in the Lao province of Savannakhet on April 9, under a project funded by Ho Chi Minh City.