VOV.VN - Politburo member Do Van Chien, 62, was re-elected president of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee for the 2024-2029 term at the 10th National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in Hanoi on October 18.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat on October 17 called for additional budget to be allocated for development issues, at a meeting of the Fifth Committee of the UN General Assembly that deals with the UN administrative and budgetary matters.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man met with several incumbent and former leaders of Laos on October 17 as part of his official visit to Laos.

Delegates to the ongoing 10th National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) have hailed the front’s role as a “common house” of all ethnic groups and religions, and showed their hope that it will continue connecting the political system with the people so as to promote the strength from the great national solidarity bloc.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on October 17, assuring the host that Vietnam always gives top priority to the special traditional ties with Laos and fully supports Laos in its national defence, construction, renewal and development.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his Lao counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihane held talks in Vientiane on October 17 immediately after a welcome ceremony for the top Vietnamese legislator.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam stressed the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) should serve as the nucleus in protecting the Party's ideological foundation, actively combating erroneous and hostile viewpoints, while addressing the 10th National Congress of the VFF in Hanoi on October 17.

Vietnamese citizens in the Middle East have been safe amidst conflicts in the region, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on October 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been, is, and will continue to consult with both Laos and Cambodia as part of efforts step up extensive, substantive, and effective co-operation between the three countries, in line with development requirements in the new period, for the benefit of their peoples, for the ASEAN Community, for peace, for co-operation, and for greater development in the region.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on October 17 met with the Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism, attended a workshop of the Australia-Vietnam Policy Institute Conference, and visited the University of Adelaide as part of his four-day visit to Australia at the invitation Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong.