VOV.VN - Speaker of the State Duma (Lower House) of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin will pay an official visit to Vietnam on October 15-16, according to the National Assembly Committee for Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - Lieutenant General Daniel Paul Leaf, deputy commander and acting commander of the US Pacific Command, has been appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam as honorary consul of Vietnam to the United States.

Ho Chi Minh City wants to strengthen cooperation with the French Development Agency (AFD) in the coming time, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan said when receiving AFD Director in Vietnam Herve Conan on October 11.

VOV.VN - Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar is scheduled to pay an official visit to Vietnam and co-chair the 18th session of the Vietnam – India Joint Commission on October 15-17.

Vietnam will work harder to contribute to the common affairs of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) more practically and effectively, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu affirmed at the 217th Session of the UNESCO Executive Board which took place in Paris on October 9-10.

VOV.VN - Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, held talks with General Yoshida Yoshihide, chief of Staff of the Japan Self-Defence Forces Joint Staff, in Japan on October 11.

VOV.VN - Vo Van Hoan, vice chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, and Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade of the province of Ontario in Canada Vic Fedeli discussed ways to propel bilateral ties forward in the near future during a reception held on October 11 in the southern metropolis.

VOV.VN - Cambodian Government and competent agencies will strive to reinforce the ties of comprehensive co-operation with Vietnam, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has said.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested Japan grant new generation official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam’s large-scale strategic infrastructure development projects such as roads and railways.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong on October 10 received Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa who is on a two-day working trip to Vietnam.