Good morning! Here’s an overview of the current affairs in Vietnam:

Politics

-- Vietnam has strictly abided by agreements with Cambodia on managing the shared border during the process of demarcation and border marker planting on the land border between the two countries, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh said at a press conference on Thursday in response to reporters’ questions about Cambodia’s announcement that Hanoi agreed with Phnom Penh over the postponement of construction activities in a number of border areas.

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Thursday received Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli in Hanoi, stressing that Vietnam’s external policy is to treasure the stable and sustainable development of friendship and cooperation with the Party, Government and people of China.

-- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will pay an official visit to Thailand and attend the third Vietnam-Thailand joint cabinet meeting on July 23 at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Society

-- The Vietnam Women’s Union and the Vietnamese Women’s Cultural Center (VWCC) in the Republic of Korea on Thursday launched a Korean marriage support project in Vi Thanh, which is the capital city of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang. The US$390,000 project will be piloted over 18 months in the northern province of Hai Duong and Hau Giang to raise awareness of women of cross-cultural marriage in line with the two nations’ regulations and reduce risks of illegal international marriage brokerage, said VWCC General Director Koo Gyo Hoom.

-- The Taiwanese Department of Labor is expected to receive about 10,000 Vietnamese workers in the next three months, after a ban on admitting Vietnamese laborer was lifted on Thursday, according to Taipei Times newspaper.

Business

-- A Vietnamese tourism promotion campaign will be held from August 3 to 7 in Surabaya and Jakarta Cities of Indonesia, which has emerged as a potential market, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). The campaign will create a chance to popularize the country’s image, help travel companies seek Indonesian partners, and attract visitors from the archipelago nation, the VNAT said.

-- Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical Limited Liability Company (NSRP) will double the capacity of its refinery complex, scheduled to start operations in July 2017, to 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) to meet growing domestic demand, said NSRP General Director Kazutoshi Shimmura. The project was initially designed to produce 200,000 barrels per day, while local demand is estimated to hit half a million bpd in 2017.

-- Vietnamese lychees have made their way to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), available for sale in Dubai-based supermarket chain Choithrams, according to Vietnam’s Trade Office in the UAE. The Trade Office and Phu Hung Trading and Service Joint Stock Company worked to help the fresh lychee gain access to the UAE and other Middle Eastern markets.

Sports

-- Coach Hoang Anh Tuan has called up 28 players for the 2015 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U19 Youth Championship, to take place in Vientiane, Laos, from August 22 to September 4. The team, which will train at Hanoi-based Vietnam Youth Football Center, will have one month to prepare for the competition, in which Vietnam are in Group B with Myanmar, Timor-Leste, Singapore and Malaysia.