Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

ꦍ - Party General Secretary To Lam hosted a reception for Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Sandeep Arya on August 6 in Hanoi, during which the Party chief called for stronger cooperation between the two countries in science-technology, innovation, culture, education, religion, and tourism.

General Secretary Lam congratulated Indian people on the occasion of India's 79th Independence Day (August 15, 1947 – 2025), and praised the remarkable achievements the country has made over the years, particularly in socio-economic development, science and technology, and its increasing position in the region and the world. Read full story

♏ - State President Luong Cuong, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport in Luanda on August 6 afternoon (local time), beginning a state visit to Angola at the invitation of President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço and his spouse.

At the airport, the Vietnamese leader and delegation were welcomed by Angolan Minister of External Relations Téte António, Angolan Ambassador to Vietnam Fernando Miguel, Governor of Luanda province Luis Manuel da Fonseca, Director of State Protocol at the Angolan Ministry of External Relations Jorge Pataca, Vietnamese Ambassador to Angola Duong Chinh Chuc, and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy. Read full story

- President Luong Cuong’s state visit to Angola from August 6 to 9 is expected to open up new collaboration opportunities, including those in trade ties that could propel the bilateral relationship to a new height.

Experts noted that Vietnam and Angola have maintained a strong traditional friendship and extensive cooperation since establishing diplomatic relations in 1975. Angola, aiming to diversify its economy and attract foreign direct investment (FDI), is eager to learn from Vietnam’s development experiences. Priority areas for FDI in this African country include industry, tourism, mining, health care, education, agriculture, sports, and housing. The country is calling for foreign investment to drive national development and hopes Vietnamese investors will increase their engagement in its economy. Read full story

- Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Vu Le Thai Hoang has suggested several measures for expanding defence ties in the future during a recent courtesy call to Dr. Arnold Kammel, Secretary General of the Austrian Ministry of Defence.

At the meeting, the Vietnamese diplomat expressed the country’s wish to promote substantive and effective defence cooperation with Austria, in line with the bilateral relations and the cooperation between Vietnam and the European Union (EU). Read full story

- The 10th Strategic Diplomacy-Defence Dialogue between Vietnam and Australia took place in Canberra on August 5.

The Vietnamese delegation to the dialogue was led by Nguyen Manh Cuong, a member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Major General Duong Quy Nam, Director of the Institute for Defence International Relations under the Ministry of National Defence. Read full story

- As the Vietnam–Laos friendship continues to deepen across sectors, the growing presence of Vietnamese enterprises in Laos reflects a shift toward an investment model closely tied to community development.

In Sepon, a remote mountainous district of Savannakhet province in central Laos, the investment of Vietnamese businesses has contributed to boosting the local economy, thus improving the livelihoods of residents, creating jobs and promoting sustainable agricultural development across the region. Read full story

- The international BIFA WOOD Vietnam 2025 fair opened on August 6 in Ho Chi Minh City, spotlighting "Smart Furniture Solutions" as the central theme.

The event was organised by the Vietnam Wood Industry Fair JSC, in support of the goal to accelerate digital transformation and automation in wood processing. Read full story

ꦰ - The US news site ainvest.com on August 5 ran an article highlighting Vietnam’s impressive resilience in the face of global headwinds, noting that the country’s GDP growth in the second quarter of 2025 expanded by 7.96% year-on-year.

According to the article, Vietnam's economy has long been a paradox of contrasts: a manufacturing powerhouse with a youthful population, a rapidly digitising consumer base, and a government determined to balance growth with stability. In the second quarter, this duality crystallised in the form of rising inflation and record-breaking GDP expansion. Read full story

- The Vietnamese Embassy in China hosted an exchange on August 6, welcoming a delegation of Chinese children from across the nation as part of the “witnesses to friendship” programme organised by the Home and Abroad News Press of Hong Kong.

Vietnamese children, who are family members of the embassy staff, also joined this event./. Read full story