General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), and Deputy Minister of National Defence, hosted Australia's Chief of Air Force (CAF) Air Marshal Stephen Chappell in Hanoi on October 13, during which the two sides agreed to further promote defence cooperation in the time to come.

A delegation from the central province of Khanh Hoa led by Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Khac Toan recently had a working session with the Swiss-Vietnamese Economic Forum (SVEF) as part of a working trip to Switzerland.

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Singaporean Minister-in-Charge of Energy, and Science and Technology in the Ministry of Trade and Industry Tan See Leng have agreed to continue close coordination in deploying key areas of cooperation in energy, industry, trade, science and technology.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son held meetings with President of the Belgian House of Representatives Peter De Roover and European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Sikela on October 10 to deepen cooperation across key sectors.

VOV.VN - Vietnam consistently regards Russia as an important Comprehensive Strategic Partner, Party General Secretary To Lam said during his meeting with Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the United Russia Party and Vice Chairman of the Security Council of Russia, in Pyongyang on October 10.

Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Tran Luu Quang hosted Singaporean and Australian diplomats, and representatives of the China Pacific Construction Group (CPCG) on October 9.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the European Union (EU) have agreed on the need to strengthen bilateral cooperation and move toward upgrading Vietnam–EU relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the near future, in line with the strong, multidimensional, and substantive development of their ties.

The foreign ministries of Laos and Vietnam will continue to effectively implement their cooperation agreement, the joint action programme on economic diplomacy, and other bilateral mechanisms to further strengthen ties across fields, a Vietnamese diplomat said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Thailand have demonstrated their shared determination to promote deeper and more substantive cooperation across various fields.

Vietnamese and Singaporean young military officers gathered in Hanoi on October 8 to exchange knowledge, share professional experiences, and discuss military training and operations.