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Vietnam invites foreign defence ministries to join National Day parade

Hanoi, July 10 -- The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence has invited its counterparts from Russia, China, Laos, Cambodia, Cuba, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan, to attend the celebration of t... Read More


Reference exchange rate up 12 VND on July 10

Hanoi, July 10 -- The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange at 25,131 VND/USD on July 10, up 12 VND from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate ap... Read More


ASEAN Police Football Open 2025 kicks off in Hanoi

Hanoi, July 10 -- The ASEAN Police Football Open 2025 opened at Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi on July 9, with the participation of eight teams from seven countries in the region and beyond. The opening c... Read More


Vietnam records highest industrial production growth in five years

Hanoi, July 10 -- Vietnam's industrial production in the second quarter of 2025 continued to grow, with the Industrial Index of Production (IIP) estimated to rise by 10.3% year-on-year, including a 12... Read More


350kg wartime bomb safely defused in Nghe An

Nghe An, July 10 -- Military forces in the central province of Nghe An safely detonated a bomb weighing 350kg left over from the war on July 9. The bomb, still with its original detonator, was discov... Read More


Singapore expands green, convenient public transit network

Singapore, July 10 -- Singapore has broken ground on Phase 2 of its Cross Island Line (CRL), part of a wider effort to encourage the use of public transport through a system that is more user-friendly... Read More


Measures proposed for Thailand to minimise US tariff impacts

Bangkok, July 9 -- Financial and banking experts in Thailand have warned that the US's proposed 36% tariff on Thai goods is likely to severely undermine Thailand's export competitiveness. Kobsak Pootr... Read More


ASEAN Secretariat pledges to promote Vision 2045 implementation

Kuala Lumpur, July 9 -- Within the framework of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-58) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn held bilateral meetings with ... Read More


Thailand hopes to conclude US trade talks before new deadline

Bangkok, July 9 -- Thailand is optimistic that it can finalise a trade deal with the US before the August 1 deadline to avoid a 36% tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump, according to Finance Mi... Read More


Cao Bang emerges as tourist hotspot with 47.7% arrival growth in H1

Cao Bang, July 9 -- Cao Bang, a rugged mountainous province in northern Vietnam, is emerging as a tourist hotspot, pulling in 1.52 million visitors in the first half of 2025, a 47.7% jump year-over-ye... Read More