Chinese Premier Li Qiang will make an official visit to Vietnam from October 12-14 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh, marking his first to the neighbouring country since he took office in March 2023.

A ceremony was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia on October 10 to receive donations from Cambodian organisations and individuals to support Vietnamese people severely impacted by recent natural disasters.

The Vietnamese women’s national team is taking a training programme at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre to prepare for the upcoming international friendly tournament in China at the end of October 2024, according to the the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc on October 10 held a working session with Chairwoman of the Germany-ASEAN Parliamentary Friendship Group Gabriele Katzmarek as part of his trip to Germany to attend the Hamburg Sustainability Conference.

The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) wishes to foster cooperation with the National Audit Office (NAO) of the UK, especially in the fields of specialised auditing, information technology application in auditing activities, and human resources training, stated Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan at his recent meeting with British Comptroller and Auditor General Gareth Davis in London.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy, in collaboration with Italian and Vietnamese partners, organised a forum on connecting the coffee industries of the two countries on October 9 as a key event during the ongoing Vietnam-Italy Coffee Day in Turin city.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) on October 10 released its Global Trade Outlook and Statistics, in which it affirms Vietnam and Mexico have emerged as “connecting” economies – stepping in as the source for many products - in the restructuring of global supply chains that serve the US market.

Fifteen Vietnamese banks have been named among the world’s top 500 banking brands recently announced by the global leading brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance, according to the Vietnam Banks Association.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 10 met with his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon in Vientiane, Laos, on the sidelines of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits.

The Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have recently signed a credit agreement worth up to US$150 million to finance renewable energy and power transmission projects in Vietnam, contributing to the national goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.