A conference on bolstering trade cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia in 2023 opened in Phnom Penh on October 26, within the framework of the ongoing Vietnam-Cambodia Defence, Economic Production Exhibition 2023 (VIDEX 2023).

The northern province of Thai Nguyen hopes to continue to receive Canada’s support for projects that enhance the capacity of officials in charge of poverty reduction and social affairs relating to gender equality and the rights of the people, Secretary of the provincial Party’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Hai said on October 16.

Regarding the alleged export scam involving five containers of farm produce, including black pepper, cashew nuts, cinnamon and star anise to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA) announced on October 13 that payment for four containers has been retrieved and the remaining work is underway.

The Vietnam national football team have lost their second consecutive friendly, in a behind-closed-doors match against Uzbekistan on October 13.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City expects to continue receiving recommendations from Vietnamese entrepreneurs abroad regarding solutions for the southern city’s further development.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai had a meeting with visiting Deputy Secretary General of Germany’s political foundation Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Gerhard Wahlers in Hanoi on October 10.

The Hanoi authorities on October 7 held an event to promote cashless payments in Hoan Kiem district.

VOV.VN - The 8th Hanoi Book Fair in 2023 opened in the capital on the evening of October 6 with the theme of "Lighting the Fire of Knowledge-Creating the Future".

The Belgian Culture & Food Festival 2023 (B.Fest 2023), the third of its kind and the largest Belgian culture and food event ever hosted in Vietnam, opened in the northern port city of Hai Phong on October 6 evening as a celebration of the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries (1973-2023).

Tam Hai island commune in Nui Thanh district, the central province of Quang Nam, which owns the strongest fishing boat fleet in Quang Nam, has seen a considerable change in local fishermen’s awareness of fisheries regulations and the prevention and combat of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing thanks to effective communications efforts of local authorities.