The Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City has signed an agreement to provide 130 musical instruments worth 75,716 USD to the Can Tho College of Arts and Culture as part of the Japanese Government's non-refundable aid programme for culture at local level.

VOV.VN - The nation affirms that it will continue to guarantee and promote human rights at an October 20 discussion of the Third Committee on Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues during the UN General Assembly’s 77th Session.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung met with President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, on October 18.

VOV.VN - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is set to make an official visit to Vietnam from October 21 – 22.

Vietnam highly values the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s cooperation and policy consultations, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann during a reception in Hanoi on October 18.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs has asked relevant parties to boost the exportation of agricultural products by rail, especially across the northern border, in response to overloaded land transport and soaring costs.

Politburo member and Minister of Public Security General To Lam concluded a three-day official visit to Cuba on October 14.

VOV.VN - ASEAN member states pledge more efforts to promote a nuclear-free Southeast Asia, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, said at a recent meeting of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) of the United Nations General Assembly on October 14 in New York.

VOV.VN - Vietnam called on the international community to ensure financial support for the UN’s development activities at a meeting of the Economic and Financial Committee of the United Nations General Assembly’s 77th session on October 14.

Vietnam has become the third largest supplier of coffee to the US over the first eight months of 2022, reported the General Department of Customs.