Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly met with Duke of Richmond Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox and his spouse in London on October 29 morning (local time).

Vietnam and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement announcing the elevation of Vietnam–UK relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership following the talks between General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on October 29.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam has expressed his hope that cooperation between Vietnam and the UK in various fields, especially parliamentary collaboration, will be further strengthened and elevated to a level commensurate with the scope of their relationship.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired an official welcome ceremony for and held talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam in London on October 29 (local time), as the Vietnamese Party leader is paying an official visit to the UK.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Austria discussed ways to enhance cooperation in skilled labour and investment during a meeting between Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Vu Le Thai Hoang and Rene Tritscher, Managing Director of the Austrian Business Agency (ABA) in Vienna on October 29.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered revision of overlapping regulations and building of a job-position framework as the basis for appropriate staffing to consolidate the two-tier local government system in November.

The Vietnamese Party, State, and people always value and give the top priority to the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man told Chief Justice of the Lao Supreme People’s Court Viengthong Siphandon during a reception in Hanoi on October 29.

Party General Secretary To Lam on October 29 sent a letter of sympathy and encouragement to the people, officials, and soldiers across the country who are currently responding to and recovering from the consequences of natural disasters.

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong has met with his US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in the Republic of Korea (RoK), urging both sides to swiftly finalize negotiations on a reciprocal trade agreement.

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong attended a special welcome dinner hosted by President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Jae Myung in the ancient capital of Gyeongju, marking the first official event for APEC leaders at the start of the 2025 Economic Leaders’ Week.