Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. in Vientiane, Laos, on October 8 on the occasion of their attendance at the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related summits.

VOV.VN - Queensland highly values the Vietnamese market and is keen to further step up cooperation with businesses and localities from the Southeast Asian country, said Simon White, president of the Australia-Vietnam Business Council in Queensland.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s freshly-ended trip for state visits to Mongolia and Ireland, an official visit to France, and attendance at he 19th Francophonie Summit produced outstanding results, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.

Platinum, in association with the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), has experienced a remarkable acceleration as it emerged as the most actively traded product in Vietnam in third quarter of this year, statistics from the Vietnam Commodity Exchange (MXV) showed.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 8 complimented Star Telecom (Unitel), a joint venture between Vietnam’s Viettel Global JSC and Lao Asia Telecom, on its effective operations over the past 15 years, contributing to socio-economic development and social security in Laos.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) is developing a network to connect ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHPs) in Vietnam, as part of activities in implementing the National Biodiversity Strategy to 2030, with a vision for 2050.

VOV.VN - Politburo member and Permanent Secretary of the Party Central Committee of Vietnam Luong Cuong received the newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei in Hanoi on October 8.

Simon White, President of the Australia-Vietnam Business Council in Queensland, on October 8 said the Australian state places importance on Vietnam – its fifth largest export market, and hopes for stronger cooperation with businesses and localities of the Southeast Asian nation.

Seventy paintings, graphic works and sculptures highlighting Hanoi’s vitality in various eras of the history are being showcased at an art exhibition that opened at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum on October 8.

VOV.VN - “Du xuân” (L’Éveil du Printemps), a painting produced by renowned Vietnamese painter Le Van Xuong (1917-1988), will go up for sale on October 12 in Paris as part of French Millon auction house sale.