Vietnam News Today (Jul. 7): International searches for Vietnamese tourism up 1,125% in June; Vietnam beefs up cooperation with Portugal; HSBC upgrades Vietnam’s growth forecast to 6.9%; Xiaomi launches production of smartphones in Vietnam.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception for Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov in Hanoi on July 6.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 6 hosted receptions for the outgoing ambassadors of the UK and Belgium, who came to bid farewell to the State leader.

The 26 year-old doctor Tran Thi Hai Anh became the first female in the medical force to join the air ambulance crew of Military Hospital 175, rescuing a fisherman from Song Tu Tay island (Spratly island district) to the mainland. force to join the air ambulance crew of Military Hospital 175, rescuing a fisherman from Song Tu Tay island (Spratly island district) to the mainland.

Although living in many countries around the world, overseas Vietnamese always want to come back and visit Truong Sa (Spratly).

Vietnam on June 23 denounced China’s illegal military exercise in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, saying it was a serious violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the islands.

The 7th "Two Country Circuit" international photo contest is organized by the photography clubs Novi Sad, Kotor and Podgorica of the two countries of Serbia and Montenegro under the auspices of the International Federation of Photographic Arts.(FIAP). Winning works by Vietnamese photographers mainly capture beautiful moments about nature and people of Vietnam.

Foreign artists made music with inspiration from a Vietnamese epic.

Recently known as a famous tourist destination, the land of Cao Bang with its cool climate and unspoiled nature has many interesting spots for visitors to explore.