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.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Party and Government always prioritize strengthening and developing the friendly neighboring relationship and comprehensive strategic partnership with China, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei during a reception in Hanoi on October 22.

VOV.VN - Vietnam should initiate Renovation 2.0 to include more robust and comprehensive changes, after recording significant achievements over the past 40 years of implementing Renovation 1.0 in order to propel itself towards sustainable development and a more prominent role in the global economy, suggested Kamal Malhotra, former UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Russia agreed to sign a comprehensive cooperation development plan till 2030 during a telephone conversation on October 22 between the two countries’ Deputy Prime Ministers.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s participation in the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 23-24 continues to affirm Vietnam’s position, role, and stature in addressing global development issues, said a Vietnamese diplomat.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense of Vietnam, welcomed General Chansamone Chanyalath, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Laos, to a border defense friendship exchange between the two armies at Long Sap border gate of Moc Chau district, Son La province, on October 22.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), and Chairman of the Central Theory Council, hosted a visiting delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by Qu Qingshan, Director of the CPC Central Institute of Party History and Literature, in Hanoi on October 21.

Chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee Vu Hai Ha has held meetings with representatives from Canada, Norway, and Ukraine on the sidelines of the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-45) in Vientiane.

Vietnam is ready to be a bridge to promote relations between Morocco and ASEAN countries, stated Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha at a meeting with Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs, National Defence, Islamic Affairs, and Moroccan Expatriates Committee of the Moroccan House of Representatives Salma Benaziz in Vientiane on October 20.