Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung on October 15 held phone talks with the Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Canadian Prime Minister, David Morrison, to discuss ways to promote bilateral ties and cooperation in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on October 15 required ministries, agencies and localities to better implement policies promoting the development of women in general and female entrepreneurs in particular.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang appreciates the important contributions made by Vietnamese representative missions abroad to promote the image of the nation to the wider world.

The Foreign Ministry held the first conference of honorary consuls of Vietnam abroad in both virtual and in-person forms on October 14 with about 150 connection points.

The tourism sector should take firm steps to resume its services safely, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said at a working session with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) on October 14.

VOV.VN- Vietnam remains ready to co-operate with international partners, agencies of both the UN and ASEAN, and international organisations to raise global awareness of mitigating disaster risks and improving adaptive capacity whilst responding to more effectively to natural disasters amid COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The country is poised to have 95% of its 8.1 million children aged between 12 and 17 years old vaccinated in the final quarter of the year, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam is resolved to work together with other countries to strengthen solidarity, trust and cooperation, for peace and development in Asia and the world, said Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly's Committee for External Relations Don Tuan Phong attended the pre-COP26 parliamentary meeting in Rome, Italy from October 8-11.

VOV.VN - Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 11 for Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo.