President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent their condolences to Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos over the death of former President Fidel Ramos.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on August 2.

Czech Republic announced on Tuesday that it would not recognise Việt Nam’s new-style passports for “failure to comply with technical standards of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).”

The Czech Republic has declared to not recognise Vietnam’s new passports, becoming the third country, all in Europe, to do so.

A Vietnamese delegation joined others from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and India at the Mekong-Ganga Senior Officials' Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Monday.

The 10th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) was opened at the United Nations headquarters on August 1 (US time) after being postponed for more than two years because of COVID-19.

The 21st ASEAN Conference on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM 21) will open in Hanoi on August 5 under the chair of Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra.

The following is a list of selected news summaries last nighy by the Vietnam News Agency.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính affirmed that the Vietnamese Government always attaches importance to the traditional friendship with Greece while receiving Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Dendias in Hà Nội on August 1.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc expressed delight at the development of relations between Việt Nam and Greece while receiving Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Dendias in Hà Nội on Monday.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that the Vietnamese government always attaches importance to the traditional friendship with Greece while receiving Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Dendias in Hanoi on August 1.

A Vietnamese delegation joined others of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and India in the Foreign Ministerial Meeting of the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on August 1.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 1 sent a message of sympathy to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi over heavy losses caused by recent severe floods.

Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), has suggested Vietnam and Singapore deepen cooperation in specific areas, including the building of a cooperation programme between the HCMA and Singaporeans partners.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 1 suggested Vietnam and Greece foster cooperation in such areas as education-training, maritime transport, national defence, labour, agriculture, people-to-people exchange and collaboration between localities.

The Party and State of Việt Nam always attach great attention to continuing to develop relations with the Republic of Korea (RoK), said Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee’s Secretariat Võ Văn Thưởng.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held talks with his Greek counterpart Nikolaos Dendias in Hanoi on August 1, during which the two sides sought measures to strengthen cooperation in areas of potential.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Han Duck-soo on August 1 as part of his ongoing visit to the country.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos is on an official visit to Việt Nam from July 31 to August 1 at the invitation of Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn. 

The Vietnam - India Bilateral Army Exercise (VINBAX) 2022 kicked off at Engineering Brigade 474 in the Indian state of Haryana on August 1.