Hanoi, July 22 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 22 chaired a conference with heads of Vietnam's overseas diplomatic missions to strengthen economic diplomacy in pursuit of the country's growth target for the second half and to lay a foundation for double-digit growth in the following period. Held in a hybrid format, the conference connected the Government headquarters in Hanoi with 94 overseas missions and 34 provincial and municipal People's Committees. Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son co-chaired the event. The conference heard that in the first six months of 2025, Vietnam conducted nearly 50 major external activities led by key leaders, upgraded ties with 10 countries, and signed 253 cooperation agreement...