VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Bounthong Chitmany, permanent member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Secretariat and Vice President of Laos, on the sidelines of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane on October 11.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, leading a high-level delegation of Vietnam, participated in the 19th East Asia Summit (EAS) and 14th ASEAN-United Nations Summit in Vientiane on October 11 – the final day of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related events.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has highlighted the outcomes of the freshly-ended ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos from October 8-11, the Vietnamese delegation’s contributions and bilateral engagements with countries and partners.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has commended Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040, stressing that ASEAN’s development cannot be achieved without Australia’s active contributions, particularly from private businesses.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Elevator Expo, the largest event of its kind in the elevator industry, is scheduled to run in Ho Chi Minh City from December 5 to December 7.

Investment of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam has gradually expanded from heavy industries to a wide range of high-tech industries, significantly contributing to the development of the manufacturing industry and high technology transfer between the two countries, according to the Korean Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (KOCHAM).

Works of three renowned Vietnamese painters are being showcased at an exhibition at Cernuschi Museum - an Asian art museum in Paris, France.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development coordinated with the United Nations (UN) representative agencies in Vietnam and the Thua Thien-Hue provincial People's Committee on October 11 held a ceremony in response to the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and ASEAN Day for Disaster Management in Hue city.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested Vietnam and Indonesia soon raise the bilateral trade revenue to US$18 billion in a more balanced manner, at his meeting with Indonesian Vice President Ma’ruf Amin on the sidelines of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in Laos on October 11.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Information and Communications and the Vietnam Post Corporation (VNPost) released a postage stamp collection on October 11 featuring native Vietnamese dogs in a hope of preserving the breeds for the purpose of economic development.