Le Hong Anh, Politburo member and Standing member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat, on October 23 received a delegation of the Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU) led by Oplazhko V.N., Secretary of the CPU Central Committee.

The third Vietnam-UK Strategic Dialogue took place in London on October 22, in the framework of the strategic partnership and the 2013 action plan between the two sides.

The 50th General Assembly and Associated Meetings of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) are taking place in Hanoi with more than 700 international domestic professionals in attendance.

Vietnam has been ranked fourth in Southeast Asia for information technology development this year, the Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications says in their 2013 White Book report.

As many as 100 photos are on display at an exhibition that opened on October 22 at Saigon Mui Ne Resort in central Binh Thuan province's Phan Thiet city.

Vietnamese athletes have won three gold and two silver medals in the 2013 Malaysian Open Track and Field Championships in Kuala Lumpur.

Vietnam exported nearly US$1.53 billion worth of goods to other countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in September.

Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) will fall short of its potential this year but will improve in 2014, according to the Australia-New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ).

Appropriate approaches to help Vietnam better its new rural development policies were discussed at an international conference held in Hanoi on October 22.

The Central Highland province of Lam Dong has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost cooperation with the Singapore-based Republic of Korean Chamber of Industry and Commerce.