VOV.VN - The national flag of Vietnam was hoisted alongside those of 43 other states during the flag-raising ceremony which was held as part of the fourth Asian Para Games in Hangzhou of China on the morning of October 19.

The Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on October 17 held an inauguration ceremony of the bust of Mahatma Gandhi (1869 -1948) – a great national leader and hero of India – in Tao Dan Park, District 1.

A promotion conference and a signing ceremony of cooperation documents on tourism development between the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong and Singaporean partners was held in Singapore on October 17.

VOV.VN - A ceremony to send off the Vietnamese sporting delegation to the fourth Asian Para Games was held on October 10 in the central city of Da Nang.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and UN Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in Vietnam launched a songwriting contest on gender equality on October 5 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The national flag of Vietnam was hoisted alongside those of other competing countries during the flag-raising ceremony of the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19) held in Hangzhou, China, on September 22.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue joined a ribbon-cutting ceremony to kick off a photo exhibition on the five-decade long Vietnam-Bangladesh diplomatic relations in Dhaka on September 21, as part of his official visit to the South Asian nation.

VOV.VN - Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan hosted a welcome ceremony on September 21 at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi for Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, with the pair currently on a six-day working trip to Vietnam.

President Vo Van Thuong on September 20 attended an event to introduce a novel on Vietnamese renowned poet Nguyen Du entitled "Con co ai khoc To Nhu (Who is still crying for To Nhu) by writer Vo Ba Cuong.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has received the four-armed goddess Durga statue , a stolen seventh-century bronze piece, at a handover ceremony recently held in London, the UK.