Vietnam and Nepal have a fruitful relationship with potential for development. 

VOV.VN - The 7th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy Summit (ACMECS 7), the 8th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam Summit (CLMV 8) and the World Economic Forum on Mekong (WEF-Mekong) began in Hanoi on October 24.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to work closely with and support Vietnam to effectively cope with climate change. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with outgoing United Nations Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pratibha Mehta on October 24, asking her to continue supporting relationships between the UN and his country on her new posts. 

Vietnam and Thailand are hoped to soon reach an agreement on labour cooperation given the recent establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). 

Vietnam is ready to dispatch forces to take part in the UN peacekeeping missions whenever requested, an officer has said.

Minister of Defence, General Ngo Xuan Lich had talks with his Singaporean counterpart Ng Eng Hen, during which he affirmed that promoting friendship and cooperation with ASEAN countries, especially Singapore, is one of the priorities of Vietnam’s external policies. 

VOV.VN - Vietnam considers Japan to be one of its most important partners, President Tran Dai Quang told Shui Chi Abe, the Governor of Japan’s Nagono prefecture at an October 24 meeting in Hanoi.

VOV.VN -  President Tran Dai Quang on October 24 received Mongolia’s Ambassador Dorj Enkhbat, who came to say farewell before ending his term in Vietnam. 

Vietnam calls on all countries to make constructive contributions in line with international law to maintaining peace, stability and the rule of law at sea and in the ocean, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh.

Vietnam’s Consulate General in Nepal went into operation on October 23 after an opening ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital city. 

Vietnam wants to learn from the agricultural co-operative model of Japan in order to seek a development direction suitable with its own advantages, said Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung. 

Myanmar President Htin Kyaw and his wife will pay a State visit to Vietnam from October 26-28. 

The second Vietnam-Cambodia defence policy dialogue took place in Hanoi on October 21. 

Vietnam and Uruguay will work for the early establishment of a joint committee on economic, trade and investment cooperation in accordance with the Framework Agreement on Trade and Investment that took effect in April 2016. 

Vietnam and Belarus signed a memorandum of understanding on the exchange of public security personnel following the talks between Minister of Public Security To Lam and Chairman of the State Security Committee of Belarus Vakulchik Valery Pavlovich in Hanoi on October 21. 

VOV.VN - President Tran Dai Quang on October 21 expressed his delight at the growing relationship between Vietnam and the UN during the past five years while receiving UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pratibha Mehta in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed Vietnam's desire to further promote its friendship and all-around cooperation with Uruguay.

VOV.VN - President Tran Dai Quang noted with satisfaction the outcomes of the talks between the Vietnamese Minister of Public Security and Chairman of Belarus 's State Security Committee Valery Pavlovich Vakulchik in Hanoi on October 21.

The 14th round of the annual human rights dialogue between Vietnam and Switzerland recently took place in Bern city, Switzerland in a candid, sincere and constructive manner. 

A year ago on October 21, 2015, Vietnam was elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) – one of the six major UN agencies that deals with international socio-economic, cultural, educational, health and humanitarian issues.

Vietnam will propose measures to step up economic integration and cooperation in the Mekong Sub-region, geared towards sustainable development in the area, during several upcoming summits hosted by the country, said Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy.

The Party and State of Vietnam always treasure the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with the Party and State of China, Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat Dinh The Huynh stated.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has suggested the US-based Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) endorse the early ratification and implementation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement and help Vietnam carry out the pact effectively.

The Special Vietnam-Cambodia Working Group will meet in early November to exactly locate four border markers in the field in Dak Lak-Mondulkiri and Tay Nay-Svay Rieng pair provinces.

VOV.VN -  Newly-accredited French Ambassador to Vietnam Betrand Lortholary has expressed his hope that cooperation between Vietnam and France will grow and flourish in the coming time.

Vietnam hopes that newly-elected UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will actively mobilise resources and partnerships to successfully realise the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development as well as continue efforts to reshuffle the UN in line with its objectives and principles.

Vietnam has actively joined and made significant contributions to activities of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in the first year as member of the council, said Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Head of the Vietnam Mission to the UN.

Ho Chi Minh City pledges to spare no efforts to preserve, reinforce and develop the sound traditional friendship with Cambodia, a local official has said.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has urged UK businesses to get more involved in the reshuffle of financial and banking systems in Vietnam.