Catch up on the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- China is willing to closely work with Vietnam to prepare for high-level visits and contacts in the coming time, heard a meeting between Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang and Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi on Wednesday, as part of the former’s ongoing visit to China’s Yunnan Province.

-- The Indian Embassy in Vietnam held a ceremony marking the 76th anniversary of Indian Independence Day in Hanoi on Wednesday, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Society

-- Border guards in Kien Giang Province, southern Vietnam captured a fishing boat for illegally carrying 80,000 liters of diesel oil on Wednesday while it was heading to the An Thoi waters off Phu Quoc City.

-- The head of the internal affairs division in Ba Don Town under Quang Binh Province, north-central Vietnam drowned on Wednesday afternoon while attempting to rescue his wife and two daughters.

Business

-- Dozens of entrepreneurs from Laos, Thailand, China, and Malaysia have traveled to Ho Chi Minh City to engage in the Vietnam International Advertising Equipment & Technology Exhibition, which opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in District 7 on Wednesday.

-- At the Vietnam-Israel Business Forum on Wednesday, Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat called on Israeli and Vietnamese firms to capitalize on the Vietnam-Israel free trade agreement and the flourishing partnership between the two nations to further prosper.

-- National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost airline Vietjet have applied for more slots for flights to Australia after local air carrier Bamboo Airways cut its international services.

Lifestyle

-- Over 60 overseas Vietnamese teachers are joining a training course on Vietnamese language teaching in Hanoi, which is set to run until August 31.

-- More than 80 calligraphers nationwide are participating in the largest calligraphy exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City. The exhibition, which is set to wrap up on Sunday, is displaying over 160 calligraphic works at the Youth Culture House in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.

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