A Vietnam-Laos business networking seminar was held in Vientiane on July 17, bringing together more than 120 officials and representatives of business associations and enterprises of both sides as the two countries seek to boost bilateral trade towards 10 billion USD.

Five years on, the VinFuture Prize’s real payoff is gauged less by the trophies it awards than by the global research alliances it has spun off, many of which are starting to generate lasting value for Vietnam.

French magazine L'Automobile has highlighted VinFast's strong growth in the Vietnamese market, as the the sales of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup's electric vehicle maker surged 72% year on year in the first half of 2026 and exceeded 100,000 vehicles for the first time in a six-month period.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Timor-Leste inaugurated its office in the capital city of Dili on July 15, marking its transition to fully functional, centralised operations just over three months after its establishment.

Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to extend the implementation of their bilateral Road Transport Agreement and related protocols to the Tan Nam (Tay Ninh, Vietnam) –Meun Chey (Prey Veng, Cambodia) border gate pair, a move expected to strengthen cross-border transport and trade.

The Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank – HoSE: HDB) has successfully raised 721 million USD in an international syndicated loan from international financial institutions in the form of a Social Loan.

Singapore has kept its position as the world’s leading maritime centre in the 2026 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index (ISCDI), winning the honour for the 13th consecutive year.

In the heart of Paris, a Vovinam club has brought together people with a shared passion for Vietnamese martial arts and culture.

Vietnam's rescue and relief team has been awarded the first-class "Hero of Venezuela" medal, a noble reward from the Venezuelan Government, in recognition of their courageous humanitarian efforts following the devastating earthquakes in the Latin American country.

Vietnam is scheduled to host two major meetings of the ASEAN Occupational Safety and Health Network (ASEAN-OSHNET) in the central city of Da Nang from July 7 to 9, reaffirming its active role in promoting regional cooperation on safer and healthier workplaces.

Le Thuong, President of the Vietnamese Association in Japan's Kansai region, was presented with the Global Citizen Community Award by the International Friendship Promotion Association (IHA) in Osaka on July 5, as part of the 18th International Friendship Cultural Exchange Programme.

Vietnam and Japan have taken a further step to strengthen educational ties following the signing of a cooperation agreement aimed at expanding Japanese-language education, academic exchanges and high-quality human resources development.

Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Rodriguez chaired a ceremony in La Guaira state on July 3 to honour international rescue forces for their considerable contributions to search and rescue operations following the twin earthquakes that struck the South American nation on June 24.

Indonesia plans to build 39 new airports across the country to expand its aviation network, improve connectivity between regions and support more balanced economic development.

The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) of Thailand has ordered authorities to accelerate preparations to respond to a potential super El Niño, forecast to emerge in late 2026 and persist into 2027, raising the risk of drought and putting pressure on water resources nationwide.

Vietnam has adopted a national action plan to fulfil its commitments on combating money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, with the goal of being removed from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) increased monitoring list while safeguarding national interests.

The Ministry of National Defence held a meeting in Hanoi on June 28 to assign tasks for the force tasked with supporting relief operations in Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes that struck the South American country on June 24.

The Ministry of Public Security held a departure ceremony in Hanoi on June 28 for a 41-member search and rescue team heading to Venezuela.

The Huong Phung Border Guard Station under the Quang Tri provincial Border Guard Command and Border Companies 320 and 321 of the Military Command of Laos’s Savannakhet province carried out a bilateral patrol along sections of the Vietnam–Laos border on June 25.

Vietnam Coast Guard vessel CSB 8005 has made its first official visit to Malaysia’s Pahang state from June 22-25, underscoring the close friendship and cooperation between maritime law enforcement agencies of the two countries.