VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh departed Hanoi on October 31 for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), and for his trips to the UK and France from October 31-November 5, at the invitation of his British and French counterparts Boris Johnson and Jean Castex

VOV.VN - Rolf Schulze, former German Ambassador to Vietnam, has been elected the new President of the Germany-Vietnam Friendship Association at the association’s congress held recently in Berlin.

VOV.VN - Traders operating in the Cai Rang floating market in Can Tho city returned to their daily bustling lives following local authorities lifting COVID-19 restrictions.

The European Commission (EC) continued to recognise Vietnam's efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to Deputy General Director of the Directorate of Fisheries Nguyen Quang Hung.

Organisations of Vietnamese women have developed strongly among the overseas Vietnamese community, helping connect Vietnamese people and promote their mutual support with practical activities.

VOV.VN - The World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Country Strategic Dialogue on Vietnam, which was held in both online and offline formats on October 29, proved to be a success, according to Borge Brende, president of the WEF.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee and the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) Central Committee launched the Vietnam – China youth friendship exchange via videoconference on October 29.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Pham Vinh Quang visited Bali on October 28 and 29 to exchange experience with local authorities in adapting and living with the COVID-19 pandemic, reopening the economy, and promoting trade, investment and tourism cooperation between the two countries.

Vietnamese Consul General in Luang Prabang province Nguyen Dang Hung on October 29 presented LAK25 million (US$2,300) to Secretary of the Party Committee of Luang Prabang city Viengthong Hatsachan in support of the host authorities’ fight against COVID-19.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Chernyshenko co-chaired the annual 23rd meeting of the Vietnam – Russia Inter-Governmental Committee on Economic, Trade and Scientific-Technological Cooperation via videoconference on October 29.