VOV.VN - Indian Navy training ship Sudarshini docked at Ho Chi Minh City international port on October 18, beginning a three-day goodwill visit to the southern city.

President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, China, on October 17 on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF).

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee discussed preparations for the upcoming sixth plenary session of the legislature during its ongoing 27th sitting on October 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnam prioritises strengthening cooperation with Russia that holds an important position in the former’s foreign policy, said National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Vyacheslav Victorovich Volodin is scheduled to pay an official visit to Vietnam on October 15-16 to help further promote the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, and cooperation between the two legislative bodies.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai had a meeting with visiting Deputy Secretary General of Germany’s political foundation Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Gerhard Wahlers in Hanoi on October 10.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association (VLFA) held the fifth congress for the 2023 to 2028 term in Hanoi on October 9, with the event featuring the attendance of 150 delegates.

VOV.VN - The European Chamber of Commerce Vietnam's (EuroCham) quarterly Business Confidence Index (BCI) has regained its upward trajectory in Q3 of 2023, offering a glimmer of hope for the Vietnamese business environment moving forward following a turbulent year.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese senior leaders on October 7 extended condolences to their Syrian counterparts over the death of more than 100 people and injury of many others after a drone attack on a Syrian military academy in the western city of Homs two days earlier.

The Hanoi authorities on October 7 held an event to promote cashless payments in Hoan Kiem district.