VOV.VN - Vietnam must further disseminate information on the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) to boost reform, improve its business climate, and attract foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows from the EU, according to insiders.

As a three-year pilot programme allowing Vietnamese people to gamble at a casino on Phu Quoc Island in Kien Giang province is set to finish by the end of this year, the Ministry of Finance has asked for a two-year extension due to the COVID-19 pandemic badly affecting the casino business over the last two years.

VOV.VN - High-level talks between the Vietnam Youth Union and the Cambodia Youth Union, as well as a signing ceremony of a co-operation agreement between the two countries' Youth Unions for the 2022 to 2027 period were held on October 24 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Le Huy Vinh received a delegation from the Laotian Ministry of National Defence’s Office on October 24 led by its head Lt. Gen. Saichay Commasit.

VOV.VN - The opening nine months of the year witnessed the export of timber and wooden products to the United States grow by 1.9% to US$6.8 billion on-year, according to details given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The nation strongly supports the central role of the UN, including the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), as part of global governance to address common global issues.

VOV.VN - President of the Senate of the Cambodian National Assembly (NA) Samdech Say Chhum, who led a high-ranking delegation arrived in Hanoi, starting an official visit to Vietnam from October 24-26 at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile held their seventh political consultation in Hanoi on October 21 to examine bilateral cooperation measures.

VOV.VN - Voters and citizens nationwide have expressed their delight at the rapid socio-economic recovery and development made following a long period of stagnation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report delivered on October 20 at the opening of the 15th National Assembly (NA)'s 4th session.

VOV.VN - Algerian Ambassador to Vietnam Boubazine Abdelhamid has highlighted the strong traditional ties between the two countries which was forged during the years of arduous wars against colonial powers and foreign occupation.