The collective economy and cooperatives have made important contributions to the country's economic growth, and social security and equality, and created many jobs for domestic labourers, especially the disadvantaged in society, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai said on October 12.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang attended the opening of the Kinh Duong Vuong bridge in the northern province of Bac Ninh on October 11, with the site considered to be the highest steel arch bridge in Vietnam.

Price control work was effective in the first nine months of this year, with the average consumer price index (CPI) in the period up 3.16% year on year, leaving plenty of room to maintain stability in prices, said Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai.

The Vietnam – Russia Friendship Association held the fourth national congress on September 30 to outline operation directions and elect its leadership in the 2023-2028 tenure.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception on September 21 for the new Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK), Choi Youngsam, who has just begun his term in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos Saleumxay Kommasith, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of the Salomon Islands Jeremiah Manele, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Uganda Henry Oryem Okello.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 21 for President and CEO of Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. (MOECO) Hidenori Harada.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha paid a courtesy visit to President of the National Assembly (NA) of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernández and held talks with First Deputy Prime Minister of Cuba Ricardo Cabrisas Ruíz on September 18 in Havana, as part of his visit to the Caribbean nation and attendance at the Group of 77 plus China (G77+China) Summit.

Economy is a diplomatic aspect helping tighten the special friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha said while visiting establishments of some Vietnamese businesses and meeting with the Vietnamese community in the Caribbean country.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on September 15 called for the promotion of cooperation, multilateral relations and solidarity among nations of the South to cope with global challenges.