VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani agreed to take the bilateral relations to new heights in the near future during their talks held following the official welcome ceremony for the Vietnamese Government chief in Doha on October 31.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Speaker of the Shura Council (Consultative Assembly) of Qatar Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim in Doha on October 31 within his official visit to the Middle Eastern nation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's tourism and cinema industries are aligning like never before, with policies fostering collaboration between the two sectors. However, effectively promoting Vietnamese tourism through cinema in foreign markets remains an uphill battle.

Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association (JVFA) of Miyagi prefecture Kamada Atsushi handed over JPY1 million (nearly US$6,600) in cash donated by the Japanese locality’s residents to support Vietnamese people in overcoming the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, to the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan on October 31.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Agency for Enterprise Development (AED) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) approved the Improving Private Sector Competitiveness (IPSC) project in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on October 31.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) hosted a ceremony on October 31 to celebrate the 106th anniversary of Independence Day of the Czech Republic (October 28, 1918 - October 28, 2024).

The 2024 International Exhibition for Integrated Circuit and Semiconductor Industry (SEMICON VIETNAM), the first of its kind in the country, was opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 31.

Vietnamese airlines have made adjustments to their flight schedules to and from Taiwan (China) on October 31 and November 1 due to the impact of Typhoon Kong-rey.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence, on October 31 received heads of ASEAN delegations who attended the first ASEAN Military Intelligence Community Leaders' Conference (AMICLC-1) in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - A New Year festival with the theme of City Tet Fest Thu Duc 2025 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from December 28 to January 1, with the event featuring a wide range of special activities aimed at honouring Vietnamese culture and food.