Vietnam is moving closer to becoming one of the few countries with a comprehensive legal framework on artificial intelligence (AI) as the draft AI law is expected to be submitted to the National Assembly by the end of 2025.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Vietnam Competition Commission (VCC) held a working session with a delegation from the Thai Senate in Hanoi on September 26 to share insights on competition and consumer protection policies.

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien held talks with Secretary of China's Shandong provincial Party Committee Lin Wu in Hanoi on September 26, as part of the latter’s visit to Vietnam to realise common perceptions of senior leaders of the two countries on expanding economic and trade ties.

Star Telecom (Unitel), a joint venture between the Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) of Vietnam and the Lao Asia Telecom under the Lao Ministry of National Defence, has been recognised as the telecom operator with the best network infrastructure in Laos.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Bui Xuan Cuong and visiting Vice Mayor of China’s Guangzhou City Lai Zhihong discussed measures to strengthen cooperation in urban infrastructure development and modern transport on September 26.

Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 4 departed Hanoi on September 26 for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Quang Phuong met with Governor of Oita prefecture Sato Kiichiro and received Speaker of the Oita Prefectural Assembly Shima Koichi as part of his working visit to the Japanese prefecture on September 26.

More than 800 domestic and international tourism businesses gathered in Hanoi on September 26 for the opening of the MICE Tourism Exhibition and Conference – MICE EXPO 2025 under the theme “Heritage and Technology in the new era”.

VOV.VN - Keshet 12, an Israeli television channel that broadcasts dramas, news, and more, broadcast the latest episode of a well-known reality adventure series, featuring the stunning beauty of Vietnam’s Son Doong Cave – the largest of its kind in the world.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on September 26 to welcome home officers and staff of Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 6 after their successful completion of the United Nations mission (UNMISS) in South Sudan.