Vietnam brought the flavours and colours of its culture to Brussels during the Hakuna Matata Festival, using food, traditions, and art to share a message of peace and friendship.

Vietnam recorded 145,000 newly registered enterprises in the first nine months of this year, an increase of 18.9% year on year, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO).

Vietnam is set to top growth charts among developing East Asia and Pacific economies in 2025, with gross domestic product forecast to rise 6.6%, the region's quickest pace, according to the World Bank (WB)'s East Asia and Pacific Economic Update released for October.

Nobel Laureate in Physics Professor Serge Haroche is among dozens of world-renowned scientists attending the international conference “100 Years of Quantum Physics,” which opened on October 7 in the central province of Gia Lai.

VOV.VN - Prolonged thunderstorms and torrential rain caused by Typhoon Matmo hit Noi Bai International Airport on the night of October 6 and the morning of October 7, thus reducing visibility to under 1 km, producing level‑7 wind gusts, and creating wind shear at take‑off and landing areas, disrupting flight operations.

VOV.VN - Khanh Hoa, a south-central province of Vietnam, welcomed the cruise ship Star Voyager at Cam Ranh International Port on October 7, bringing about 1,000 foreign visitors.

VOV.VN - Vice Chairman of the Da Nang municipal People’s Committee Tran Nam Hung and Mayor of Le Havre in northwestern France Édouard Philippe on October 7 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish cooperation and friendship ties between the two port cities of Vietnam and France.

VOV.VN - UK-based travel magazine Time Out has listed Vietnam among the world’s 20 best destinations to enjoy sunshine from October to February, ranking the country 16th overall.

VOV.VN - Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, deputy head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the United Nations has reiterated the nation’s strong commitment to promoting the Women, Peace and Security agenda, while highlighting the central role of women in peacekeeping, mediation, and postwar national reconstruction.

VOV.VN - The first nine months of 2025 witnessed strong growth in the Vietnamese economy, with the gross domestic product (GDP) expanding by 7.85% - the highest rate recorded in the past three years. Let’s take a closer look at the key economic indicators during this period.