The Vietnamese Embassy in the UK held a ceremony on July 11 to inaugurate the Honorary Consulate Office of Vietnam in Dublin, the Republic of Ireland.

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

The upcoming signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and Israel will be a great achievement, opening up bilateral trade and investment cooperation opportunities, Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Yaron Mayer has said.

The year 2023 is an important milestone in Vietnam-US relations as it marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of their comprehensive partnership (2013-2023).

Binh Duong province and Nebraska state of the US signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation at a ceremony in the Vietnamese southern locality on July 12.

The 15th-tenure National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened the 24th session in Hanoi on July 12 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed decisions on the establishment of the coordinating councils for the northern and coastal central region, the southeastern region, the Red River Delta region, and the Central Highlands region.

In the era of explosive media entertainment, there are countless cases where Vietnamese audiences are unwittingly “poisoned” by illegal images.

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

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received Professor of energy and climate change Frank Jotzo from the Australian National University in Hanoi on July 11.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn on July 11 on the sidelines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-56) and related meetings in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The 24th meeting of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is scheduled to open on July 12 and conclude on July 14 in Hanoi, the NA Office has announced.

President Vo Van Thuong had a working session with the Department of Internal Political Security under the Ministry of Public Security in Hanoi on July 11.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son called peace, security, and stability the prerequisite for prosperity while addressing the plenary session of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-56) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 11.

The Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has asked has worked with representatives of Google to clarify whether it deleted or blur the national flag of Vietnam in Truong Sa (Spratly) on its Google Maps and Google Earth apps, Le Quang Tu Do, head of the authority said on July 11.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son had a meeting with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 11 on the sideslines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-56) and related meetings.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Finance Vo Thanh Hung held a working session with French Minister Delegate for Industry Roland Lescure in Paris on July 10.

Looking back on the 30-year journey of diplomatic relations, Vietnam and Israel, with mutual respect and trust, have achieved prideworthy cooperation achievements in the fields of politics, economy, trade and investment, making the two nations become each other's leading partner in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

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

A delegation of Japan's Miyazaki prefecture led by its Governor Kohno Syunji paid a working trip to the northern province of Nam Dinh on July 10.