Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Malawi’s Foreign Minister Nancy Tempo witnessed the signing of a joint statement on establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Malawi, which marked an important milestone in the relationship between the two countries.

Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat has emphasised the need for Vietnam to pay heed to both innovation input and output, thus maintaining and improving its ranking on the Global Innovation Index (GII).

VOV.VN - The Consulate General of Thailand in Ho Chi Minh City and the administration of Da Nang City jointly hosted a trade exhibition on September 26 displaying Vietnamese and Thai products, as part of the "Meet Thailand in Da Nang" conference.

VOV.VN - Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Defense had meetings with the heads of delegations from Laos, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, China, Russia, and the United States on the sidelines of the ASEAN Senior Defense Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) and the ASEAN Senior Defense Officials’ Meeting Plus (ADSOM+) held in Laos from September 24-27.

VOV.VN - AEON Vietnam Co., Ltd. officially opened a general merchandise store in District 8 of Ho Chi Minh City on September 26, the eighth of its kind in Vietnam, in an attempt to get the lion’s share of the retail market in the country.

VOV.VN - Prices of domestic gold rings continued their upward trajectory on September 27, reaching an all-time high of VND83.35 million per tael and being equal to the selling price of SJC gold bars for the first time.

VOV.VN - Thousands of people in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City queued up to get their hands on the new iPhone 16 as the new series were launched at stores at midnight on September 26.

VOV.VN - The Royal Thai Embassy in Hanoi in co-ordination with the Vietnamese Women's Museum debuted the “Amazing Thailand: Your Stories Never End” tourism campaign on September 26, giving a chance for locals to explore Thailand’s culture and tourism.

VOV.VN - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$2 million grant to assist the Government of Vietnam in providing emergency and humanitarian services to residents affected by the super Typhoon Yagi in the northern region of the country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and China will hold the 13th meeting of their Economic and Trade Cooperation Committee in Beijing from September 2 to October 2, to outline orientations for economic and trade cooperation between the two sides.