(VOV) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted on bringing military and technical cooperation with the BRICS group (Brazil, India, China and South Africa) and Vietnam to a higher level.

Many Vietnamese delegations on October 17 paid tribute to King Father Norodom Sihanouk, who passed away on October 15. 

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Luong Minh led the Vietnamese delegation to the first Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit in Kuwait from October 15-17. 

(VOV) - The 15th session of the Vietnam-Russia Intergovernmental Committee for Economic, Commercial, Scientific, and Technological Cooperation opened in Moscow on October 17.

(VOV) - State President Truong Tan Sang, deputy of the 13th National Assembly (NA), met with voters in HCM City’s District 1 on October 17.

(VOV) - Tran Thang, President of the Institute for Vietnamese Culture & Education (IVCE) in the US has 80 ancient Chinese maps confirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelagos.

(VOV) - Attention, support and constructive comments given by voters serve as a great source of encouragement and a firm mainstay for each National Assembly deputy and Party member to fulfill their tasks.

(VOV) - Cambodia and Laos have pledged close cooperation with Vietnam in the search and repatriation of the remains of fallen Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts.

Vietnam strongly urges an immediate end to the current blockade against the Palestinian Territory and for continued efforts in facilitating negotiations between all parties concerned, in order to resume Israeli – Palestinian negotiations as soon as possible.

(VOV) - Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son and his Mongolian counterpart Dambyn Gankhuyag chaired the fourth round of political consultations between the two countries in Hanoi on October 16.

(VOV) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has presented the Hero of People’s Armed Forces Title to the People’s Police Academy in recognition of its positive contributions to the police sector.

(VOV) - The third session of the Vietnam-Argentina Intergovernmental Committee will be held in Hanoi later this month by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Argentinian side.

(VOV) - Over the past 82 years, numerous lessons have shown that at any time and any place, mass mobilization is the key to the success of a revolution. President Ho Chi Minh used to speak of the importance of mobilizing people to national development.

Vietnam’s top leaders on October 15 sent condolences to Cambodian leaders over the death of King Father Norodom Sihanouk. 

The sixth plenum of the Party Central Committee closed in Hanoi on October 15. 

(VOV) - Vietnam aims to promote a stronger strategic partnership with the UK in various fields, especially in politics and diplomacy.

(VOV) - Pham Quang Hieu, Counselor of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) was elected as rapporteur to the UN’ sixth (Legal) Committee at the recent 67th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

(VOV) - Leaders from Vietnam and Laos have outlined future development plans and made arrangements for the two countries’ 2012 Friendship Year celebrations.

(VOV) - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Hanoi on October 14 for a two-day visit to Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(VOV) - State President Truong Tan Sang has praised the business community for its extraordinary efforts to ride out the economic slowdown to maintain and expand production efficiently.

(VOV) - Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan has praised the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) for its exerted efforts in protecting the interests of its member countries and addressing global issues.

(VOV) - Panamanian President Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal's visit to Vietnam is aimed at boosting cooperation in potential areas

(VOV)-Panama always treasures the friendship and cooperation with Vietnam, considering the country as one of its trusted friends and partners. 

Nguyen Huy Tang, deputy head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, led a delegation to the 10th Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB)’s Congress in Dahka from October 11-13. 

(VOV) - Vietnam creates the best possible conditions for Samsung Electronics to expand its investment plan in the country.

A representative from the Foreign Ministry’s National Boundary Commission on April 12 opposed China’s plan to bring tourists to Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

(VOV) - Marino Murillo Jorge, Vice President of Cuba’s Council of Ministers, has expressed his admiration for HCM City’s development in various areas and asked the city to share the experiences of its renewal process.

(VOV) - Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov will pay an official visit to Vietnam from October 16-19 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan.

(VOV) - The 7th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area Summit will be held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 19-20, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(VOV) - Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan has left Hanoi for the 14th annual Francophonie Summit to be held in Kinshasa, Congo, on October 13-14.