 
        The 24th ASEAN Federation of Accountants Conference (AFA 24) officially took place in Hanoi on October 30 under the theme “Green Finance and Accounting – Shaping a Sustainable Future”.
 
        Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 29 signed a decision to establish a steering committee tasked with developing a scheme for foreign-invested economy development.
 
        VOV.VN - Following the groundbreaking of the Floating Hanoi Opera House, Classic FM, the UK’s leading classical music radio station and news site, has featured the project and highlighted its potential to become a new cultural landmark in Vietnam.
 
        The Permanent Mission of France to the UN has welcomed Vietnam’s hosting of the signing ceremony of the UN Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention) on October 25.
 
        VOV.VN - The capital city of Hanoi has made British magazine Time Out’s list of the 20 happiest cities in the world in 2025 for its rich culture, busy nightlife, brilliant food, and quality of life.
 
        VOV.VN - Hanoi welcomed an estimated 6.17 million international visitors in the ten-month period of 2025, marking a 23.6% increase compared with the same period last year, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.
 
        VOV.VN - Hanoi has surpassed other nominees including Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Kyoto (Japan) and Taipei (Taiwan, China) to be named Asia's Best Emerging Culinary City Destination 2025.
 
        Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and her Armenian counterpart Mnatsakan Safaryan reviewed the two countries' relations and discussed ways for fostering ties in the time ahead while co-chairing the Vietnam – Armenia political consultation in Hanoi on October 27.
 
        The Autumn Fair 2025, open to the public at the Vietnam Exposition Centre in Hanoi's Dong Anh commune until November 4, is expected to become the season's largest cultural and trade event.
 
        National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 27 for Speaker of the Legislative Chamber (lower house) of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan Nuriddin Ismoilov, who is in Vietnam to attend the signing ceremony of the UN Convention against Cybercrime (known as the Hanoi Convention).