VOV.VN - Foreign workers employed in enterprises, organizations, or sectors are eligible to join trade unions in Vietnam if they meet certain conditions, according to the draft Trade Union Law (amended) presented at the ongoing session of the National Assembly.

VOV.VN - Retail petrol prices were revised down by less than VND100 per litre from 3pm on October 24 following the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance.

VOV.VN - Flight WFL8623 operated by World2Fly landed at Phu Quoc International Airport in southern Kien Giang province on October 24 bringing approximately 400 tourists from the Czech Republic to the island district for a one-week visit.

VOV.VN - The Long Bien District Military Command of Hanoi, in coordination with relevant authorities, retrieved and relocated a bomb weighing approximately 1,362 kg from the Red River on October 24.

Vietnamese travel firms are attending the Asia International Trade Fair (ITB Asia 2024) in Singapore.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has sent more than 113,000 workers abroad to work under contracts over thepast nin months of the year, meeting 91% of the target set for this year, reported the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Vietnam's exports to Singapore surged by 35.23% in September, maintaining a high year-on-year growth rate in the first nine months of 2024, at 31.55%.

An international seminar titled "Current issues in Vietnam studies” took place at the Centre for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies (CVAS) of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia under the Russian Academy of Sciences on October 23.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had brief meetings with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow, and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan city of Russia on October 23 evening (local time).

The Vietnam Hanoi Textile & Garment Industry and Fabric Garment Accessories Expos 2024 (HanoiTex & HanoiFabric 2024) is taking place in Hanoi on October 23 – 25 as part of a series of international exhibitions on Vietnam's textile and garment industry.