Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has said that the upcoming visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam marks an important milestone in the bilateral relations.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on October 4 delivered a keynote speech at the 8th Congress of the Central Public Security Party Organization for the 2025-2030 tenure.

State President Luong Cuong on October 3 received the Ambassadors of Finland and Canada and the non-resident Ambassadors of Jamaica, Tunisia, Slovenia and Tajikistan to Vietnam who came to present their letters of credentials.

Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Do Van Chien attended a banquet in Hanoi on October 2 marking the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (KWP) (October 10).

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has sent a message of sympathy to Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, expressing solidarity following the widespread destruction caused by Typhoon Bualoi, which battered northern and central Vietnam and left casualties, property and crop losses.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has emphasised the pivotal role of the Vietnam Women’s Union in implementing key tasks aimed at achieving gender equality, promoting women’s engagement in families and society, and contributing to the country’s sustainable development.

Party General Secretary To Lam received President of the Data Centre Group at Marvell Technology Inc. Sandeep Bharathi in Hanoi on October 1, during which he called on the US firm to expand its investment in Vietnam in the coming period.

To mark the 76th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China (October 1, 1949–2025), General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and President Luong Cuong have sent congratulatory messages to General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Jinping.

VOV.VN - President of the National Assembly of People’s Power Esteban Lazo Hernandez arrived in Hanoi on September 30, beginning his six-day official visit to Vietnam where he is also to co-chair the second session of the Vietnam–Cuba Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.

A study and fact-finding programme aimed at enhancing the strategic policy-making capacity of Vietnam’s senior strategic leaders took place in Gwacheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK), from September 22 - 27.