VOV.VN - A forum opened with the theme of “Cooperation and Development on Halal industry in ASEAN” on October 31 in Ho Chi Minh City to help Vietnamese businesses seize upon opportunities to participate more deeply in the supply chain of Halal goods.

The ninth meeting of the Vietnam-the Republic of Korea (RoK) Joint Committee on Science and Technology cooperation was held in Seoul on October 24 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat and Korean Minister of Science and ICT Lee Jong-ho.

VOV.VN - A delegation from the northern province of Nam Dinh led by Pham Gia Tuc, secretary of the provincial Party Committee, held a working session on October 24 with the German Association for Small- and Medium-sized Businesses (BVMW).

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Bui Xuan Cuong hosted a reception on October 23 for visiting State Secretary of the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research Dominique Paravicini.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Saudi Arabia's Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Al-Ibrahim and Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi in Riyadh on October 19 (local time), as part of his trip to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Gulf Cooperation Council (ASEAN - GCC) Summit and visit to Saudi Arabia.

VOV.VN - Amid the world facing new complex developments and challenges, implementing the rule of law at all levels is very important to the development of each country and the international community as a whole.

The eighth meeting of the Vietnam-Italy Joint Committee for Economic Cooperation was held in Rome on October 17-18.

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.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on October 18 received Algerian Minister of Industry and Pharmaceutical Production Ali Aoun who is also chairman of the Algeria-Vietnam inter-government committee.

Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi and Algerian Minister of Industry and Pharmaceutical Production Ali Aoun co-chaired the Vietnam-Algeria Business Forum in Hanoi on October 17.