Vietnamese and Singaporean young military officers gathered in Hanoi on October 8 to exchange knowledge, share professional experiences, and discuss military training and operations.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision establishing the steering committee for the Opening for the Signature of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention) and related events in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Pyongyang International Airport on October 9 morning for a state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the invitation of General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and President of the State Affairs of the DPRK Kim Jong Un.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has said that the upcoming visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam marks an important milestone in the bilateral relations.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, on October 6 chaired the first informal consultation with State Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), in his capacity as the designated President of the 11th NPT Review Conference, scheduled for April 2026.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Le Ba Vinh has firmly believed that the Vietnam–DPRK relations will be vigorously strengthened to new heights, significantly contributing to peace, stability, cooperation, and development both regionally and globally.

VOV.VN - Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, deputy head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the United Nations has reiterated the nation’s strong commitment to promoting the Women, Peace and Security agenda, while highlighting the central role of women in peacekeeping, mediation, and postwar national reconstruction.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Coast Guard ship 8002 of Flotilla 21, Coast Guard Region 2 Command, has visited the Philippines for bilateral exchanges with the Philippine Coast Guard in early October, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Vietnam-Philippines Strategic Partnership (2015-2025) and in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations (1976-2026).

The signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, also called "Hanoi Convention", will be a high-level multilateral diplomatic event of profound political and legal significance, according to Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Pham The Tung.

VOV.VN - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai on October 6 hosted a reception for Dr. Kambiz Ghawami, President of the World University Service (WUS) and authorised representative of the German state of Hessen, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

Over the past half century, the traditional friendship between Vietnam and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire has been nurtured and steadily developed across multiple channels, yielding tangible achievements.

Vietnam's successful campaign to have the United Nations (UN) General Assembly select Hanoi as the host city for the Opening for Signature of the UN Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention) from October 25-26 represents a significant milestone in the nation's multilateral diplomacy, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang.

Cuban media have underscored the significance of President of the National Assembly of People’s Power and President of the Council of the State of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernández’s official visit to Vietnam from September 30 to October 5.

President of the National Assembly of People’s Power and President of the Council of State of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernández left Hanoi on October 5 night, successfully concluding his six-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam will pay a state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and attend the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, from October 9 to 11, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - President of the National Assembly of People’s Power and President of the Council of State of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez and his entourage visited the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi on October 5 as part of his official visit to Vietnam and the co-chairing of the second meeting of the Vietnam-Cuba Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.

VOV.VN - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai and a high-ranking delegation from the Vietnamese parliament paid an official visit to Greece from September 30 to October 3 at the invitation of First Vice-President of the Hellenic Parliament of Greece Ioannis Plakiotakis.

VOV.VN - Both nations have pledged closer cooperation in politics, security, economics and sustainable development, with plans to implement a joint action programme for 2026-2030.

State President Luong Cuong on October 3 received the Ambassadors of Finland and Canada and the non-resident Ambassadors of Jamaica, Tunisia, Slovenia and Tajikistan to Vietnam who came to present their letters of credentials.

The ongoing visit to Mongolia by Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Quang Phuong, member of the Party Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA), is expected to give new momentum to the Vietnam-Mongolia Comprehensive Partnership and make bilateral ties deeper and more substantive.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Do Van Chien attended a banquet in Hanoi on October 2 marking the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (KWP) (October 10).

A Vietnamese delegation headed by Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang paid a working visit to Verdun in France's Meuse from September 30 to October 1 at the invitation of Mayor Samuel Hazard.

The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the Lao Ministry of Technology and Communications (MTC) convened their fourth bilateral meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on October 1.

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has sent a message of sympathy to Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, expressing solidarity following the widespread destruction caused by Typhoon Bualoi, which battered northern and central Vietnam and left casualties, property and crop losses.

The people of Ho Chi Minh City, like all Vietnamese, hold Cuba in special regard, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Tran Luu Quang told President of the National Assembly of People's Power and President of the Council of State of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez during a local meeting on October 2.

Relations between Vietnam and Cuba have reached a new high, entering an era of partnership built upon a special, traditional friendship that is rare in international relations, according to Secretary of the National Assembly of the People’s Power of Cuba Homero Acosta Álvarez.

During his working visit to Mongolia from September 30 to October 3, National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Quang Phuong has held talks and meetings with leaders of the State Great Hural (Parliament) of the country, during which the two sides agreed to expand bilateral cooperation across fields.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the US Embassy in Vietnam jointly organised a seminar in Hanoi on October 2, reviewing the outstanding achievements in Vietnam – US relations since normalisation in 1995 and discussing future development directions.

Vietnam Coast Guard Vessel 8002 departed for the Philippines on October 1, marking the first visit by the Vietnamese maritime law enforcement force to the archipelago nation this year with the aim of deepening maritime cooperation.

President of the National Assembly of People's Power and President of the Council of State of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez and his entourage laid wreaths and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh, a national liberation hero and a great man of culture of Vietnam, at his mausoleum in Hanoi on October 1.