Interest rate cut requires a trade-off in foreign exchange rate

Although the value of many Asian currencies has recovered so far this year, the Vietnamese đồng has still depreciated by about 2.7-2.8 per cent against the US dollar. Phạm Chí Quang, Director of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s Monetary Policy...

Vietnamese Culture Days in Budapest deepen bilateral friendship

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Cultural Days were held recently in Budapest, Hungary, to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Running from June 27-28, the vibrant event featured documentary screenings on the ties...

Vietnamese swimmers to go up against strong rivals at Singapore world championships

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Four Vietnamese athletes will go up against international rivals in the World Aquatics Championships 2025 taking place between July 11 and August 3 in Singapore. The nation's best swimmers are multiple SEA Games champions Nguyen...

JBS kicks off beef exports to “strategic” Vietnamese market

JBS has sent its first shipment of beef to Vietnam as the Brazilian meat giant looks to tap into the “strategic” market in South East Asia. Publicly listed JBS said in a statement that 27 tonnes of beef left its Mozarlândia factory in Brazil on...

Bishop Pham to begin leadership journey as San Diego's seventh bishop

Bishop Michael Pham will officially assume his role as the seventh bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego on Thursday. SAN DIEGO — Bishop Michael Pham is set to become the seventh Bishop of San Diego. On Wednesday, there was a vespers service...

Lavrov discusses bilateral agenda with Vietnamese PM — Russia’s MFA

MOSCOW, July 7. /TASS/. Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the sidelines of the BRICS summit currently taking place in Brazil. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the two...

Brazilian newspapers highlight Vietnamese PM’s trip to Rio de Janeiro

BUENOS AIRES — Brazilian newspapers have given wide coverage of Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính’s talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Rio de Janeiro during his visit to the South American nation to attend the...

Owners of O-Ku and Oak open Vietnamese restaurant in Charleston, a 1st for the hospitality group

CHARLESTON — Indigo Road Hospitality Group continues to expand its footprint in the Lowcountry. Recently, the prominent Charleston-based company has assumed operations at Edmund's Oast downtown and Post House in Mount Pleasant. Its restaurant...

Anwar meets Vietnamese PM Chinh at BRICS summit in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim held talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the sidelines of the BRICS Leaders’ Summit in Brazil. The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral ties, with...

PM Modi Holds Bilateral Meetings with Malaysian, Cuban, and Vietnamese Counterparts on BRICS Summit Sidelines

Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in a series of bilateral meetings on Monday with world leaders on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meetings underscored India’s commitment to strengthening global...

VNA continues affirming its role as Việt Nam's leading multimedia agency

HÀ NỘI – The 27th Party Congress of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) for the 2025 - 2030 term took place at the VNA's headquarters in Hà Nội on July 17. Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính attended and sent flowers to the event. Deputy Prime Minister Mai...

Army and police forces hold combined practice to prepare for National Day parade

HÀ NỘI — Military and police groups on Thursday participated in a joint practice at the National Military Training Centre 4 in Hà Nội after days of training, as part of the preparations for the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution on August...

HCM City apartment prices hit record highs, raising affordability alarm

HCM CITY — Apartment prices in central HCM City have reached record highs of up to VNĐ600 million (US$23,500) per square metre, fuelling concerns over housing affordability and a widening gap between the property market and average household...

PM Modi meets Vietnamese premier at Rio BRICS Summit

India and Vietnam share traditionally close and warm bilateral relations that are denominated as comprehensive strategic partnership, an official statement notes. Published Date - 7 July 2025, 07:24 AM Rio de Janeiro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

High-Stakes Vietnamese Motorbike Frogger

Originally published via Armageddon Safari: I’ve seen a lot of chaotic traffic scenes on various continents. The Vietnamese, bar none, is the worst. There is no close second, not by a country mile. This fact is a microcosm of an odd juxtaposition...

Vietnamese leaders congratulate Canada on national day

HÀ NỘI - Vietnamese leaders on Tuesday sent congratulatory messages to Canadian leaders on the occasion of Canada’s national day (Canada Day, July 1). State President Lương Cường sent a message of congratulations to the Governor General of Canada,...

Study tour bolsters Sino-Vietnamese youth exchanges

Ten youth representatives from Vietnam visited the site of the historic Zunyi Meeting in Southwest China's Guizhou province on Friday, marking the first stop of the 2025 China-Vietnam Youth Exchange program. The key meeting of the leaders of the...

Vietnamese Coffee Brand BOLD84 Turns Bumpy Streets Into Baristas

BOLD84’s new campaign, “Shake Express,” introduced its canned coffee by using some of Vietnam’s bumpiest roads to shake its 100% real-ingredient brew en route—so you don’t have to. Shake shake shake! According to the new campaign, created with...

Vietnamese music brings refreshing twist to foreign films

Vietnamese swimmers go up against strong rivals at Singapore world championships