Vietnam’s demand for automobile parts is racing ahead, with import spending in the first nine months of 2025 surpassing US$4.1 billion, a rise of more than 16% compared with the same period last year, according to the Department of Customs.

Vietnamese enterprises are making a strong impression at the Global Sources Trade Show 2025, which is taking place from October 18-21 at the AsiaWorld-Expo Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong (China).

The annual Vietnam International Digital Week (VIDW), set to take place in Hanoi and Ninh Binh from October 27–29, will spotlight the pioneering role of policy, institutional frameworks in driving the development, responsible application of artificial intelligence (AI) toward sustainable growth and global integration.

VOV.VN - Vietnam values the World Meteorological Organization’s efforts to make early warnings a global public good that saves lives and protects development, has said Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, WTO, and other international organisations in Geneva.

VOV.VN - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will pay an official visit to Vietnam and attend the opening for the signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime (the Hanoi Convention), to be held in Hanoi on October 24 - 25.

VOV.VN - Japan recently launched a grant aid project to improve the livelihoods for ethnic minority communities in Son la province, through agriculture and nutrition enhancement.

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received visiting Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Laszlo Kover at separate meetings in Hanoi on October 20, affirming Vietnam values the strengthening of its comprehensive partnership with Hungary.

VOV.VN - Recognising the great potential for cooperation, Vietnam and Hungary have agreed to deepen their multifaceted partnership, making their comprehensive relations more effective and substantive.

Hanoi’s three new tourism products were unveiled during a ceremony co-hosted by the municipal Department of Tourism and the Phuc Tho communal People’s Committee on October 18, each designed to draw visitors into its cultural and historical depths.

The 2025 Asian Rowing Championships concluded in Hai Phong on October 19 with Vietnam’s national rowing team winning six gold, one silver, and two bronze medals, affirming its growing stature in regional rowing.