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Deputy Prime Minister Phan Van Giang has signed a decision establishing the organising committee for the 12th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam Cooperation Summit (CLMV 12) and the 11th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy Summit (ACMECS 11).
The 2026 Dien Bien International Trade Fair opened in Dien Bien Phu ward, the northern province of Dien Bien on the evening of October 17, drawing a large number of domestic businesses and cooperatives, as well as delegations and partners from Laos and China.
More than 7,000 business-to-business (B2B) connections were recorded at the Da Nang International Tourism Festival 2026 (DITF 2026), creating new opportunities for tourism businesses to expand partnerships, develop products and reach international markets.
Vietnam’s transplant sector has made notable advances, progressing from single-organ procedures to more complex techniques such as multi-organ and domino transplantation.
Vietnam’s Tan-Viet VIFON Group on October 16 signed an agreement to acquire an eight-hectare site in Verdun, Meuse department, northeastern France, to develop a food processing factory and logistics centre, with an initial investment of EUR20 million (about US$22.4 million).
Madam Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam, and Madam Caroline Parmelin, spouse of Swiss President Guy Parmelin, visited Hanoi University of Pharmacy on October 17 afternoon as part of the Swiss couple’s official visit to Vietnam.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and Swiss President Guy Parmelin agreed to turn education – training, science – technology, and innovation into the focus of the two countries’ cooperation during their meeting in Hanoi on October 17.
Vietnam will extend free registration and maintenance of .id.vn and .biz.vn domain names from two years to three years, while introducing new fee schedules for three new national domain extensions .ad.vn, .on.vn and .ap.vn, the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) said.
Vietnamese Ambassador Pham Thi Kim Hoa presented her credentials to King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on October 15, officially beginning her term of office in the Nordic nation.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai has issued an appeal calling on domestic and international organisations, businesses, and individuals to support disadvantaged households and individuals during the Peak Month "For the Poor" 2026.