- The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.- President Vo Van Thuong chaired an official welcome ceremony for his Kazakh counterpart Kassym - Jomart Tokayev in Hanoi on August 21. The Kazakh President arrived in Hanoi on August 20 for an official visit from August 20-22 at the invitation of President Thuong. Read full story - The Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced the list of 210 businesses that are eligible to export rice. The country plans to export about 2.67 million tonnes in the remaining five months of the year. Binh Duong has been honoured among the Smart 21 in five consecutive years.
