Vietnam and Kazakhstan should enhance cooperation in areas of good potential such as agriculture, tourism and transportation, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a reception for Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi in Hanoi on August 18. 

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi compared notes on measures to foster cooperation between the two countries during their talks in Hanoi on August 18. 

NDO/VNA - The Vietnam - India Bilateral Army Exercise (VINBAX) 2022 wrapped up with a ceremony held at Engineering Brigade 474 in the Indian state of Haryana on August 18. 

NDO/VNA – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of the National Defence and Security Council, had a meeting with the Economic Security Department of the Ministry of Public Security on August 18. 

NDO/VNA - The Prime Minister has ordered authorities to build a safe and thorough plan to organise traffic during the upcoming holidays. 

NDO - A solemn ceremony was held in the Central province of Nghe An on August 17 to mark the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Laos diplomatic ties (September 5, 1962 – 2022). 

NDO - The Vietnam - Laos Cooperation Committee organised the 2022 mid-term conference in the Central province of Ha Tinh on August 17. 

NDO/VNA – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said that Vietnam wants to cooperate with Israel in fields of its strength such as innovation, sci-tech and renewable energy. 

NDO/VNA – The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Laos and Vietnam co-organised a seminar on economic diplomacy in Vientiane on August 17.  

NDO/VNA – Hanoi is seeking experience from Singapore in urban governance, social housing development and enhancing capacity for cadres, Chairman of municipal People’s Committee Tran Sy Thanh has said. 

NDO/VNA – A delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) led by Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the VPA Sen. Lieut. Gen. Ngo Minh Tien attended the 10th Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS-10) that opened in Russia on August 16. 

NDO - A delegation from the northern mountainous province of Son La led by Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Lo Minh Hung visited and held talks with leaders of Xieng Khouang Province, Laos, on August 16. 

NDO - Politburo member and Minister of Public Security General To Lam hosted a reception for visiting Permanent Secretary of the UK Home Office Matthew Rycroft in Hanoi on August 16. 

NDO/VNA – The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations on August 16 hosted a get-together with their Lao counterparts in Geneva to mark the 60th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties (September 5, 1962 – 2022).