VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his high-ranking delegation arrived in Kazan in Russia on the morning of October 23 (local time), marking the start of a two-day trip to attend the expanded BRICS Summit, at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, chair of BRICS 2024.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, announced on October 22 that Vietnam has decided to run for membership in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) for the 2026 to 2028 term and called on countries to support this candidacy.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Do Minh Hung underscored the priority given to ramping up inter-parliamentary co-operation between the nation and the UK in the time ahead during a working session with Speaker of the UK House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle in London on October 22.

Vietnam considers Japan a top important and long-term partner, and supports Japan in playing an increasingly active role to contribute to peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and the world, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi during their phone talks on October 22.

Leaders of China, Cambodia, Cuba and Russia have sent their congratulations to Luong Cuong on his fresh election as President of Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on October 23 morning for the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan city of Russia, at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, Chair of BRICS 2024.

Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malaysia Tan Sri Dato' Johari Bin Abdul and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on October 22 afternoon, beginning their four-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Director General for Asia and the Pacific at the European External Action Service (EEAS) Niclas Kvarnström co-chaired the fifth meeting of the Vietnam-EU Joint Committee within the framework of the EU-Vietnam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) in Hanoi on October 22.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense of Vietnam, and General Chansamone Chanyalath, Minister of National Defense of Laos, on October 22 signed a defense cooperation document between the two countries for 2025-2029 and a cooperation plan for 2025.

The official visit to Vietnam by Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malaysia Tan Sri Dato' Johari Bin Abdul and his spouse from October 22 to 25 is expected to further deepen the Vietnam – Malaysia strategic partnership and contribute to developing the parliamentary relations between the two countries in a substantive and effective fashion.