Chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association (JVFA) of Miyagi prefecture Kamada Atsushi handed over JPY1 million (nearly US$6,600) in cash donated by the Japanese locality’s residents to support Vietnamese people in overcoming the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, to the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan on October 31.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Vietnam in Italy, in collaboration with Italian and Vietnamese partners, has co-hosted a Vietnam-Italy local partnership and cooperation conference in northern Bologna city.

A Hanoi delegation led by Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Tran Sy Thanh is paying a working trip to Japan from October 15-18 to promote cooperation between the city and Japanese localities, organisations, and businesses.

A delegation of the central province of Quang Nam, led by Permanent Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Nguyen Duc Dung paid a working visit to Venezuela from October 9-12.

With the development of the high-speed North-South railway project, the focus has turned to training a local workforce to minimise dependence on foreign expertise in express rail operations.

VOV.VN - Co-operation among Vietnamese and Thai localities and people-to-people exchange can be viewed as the foundations for long-standing Vietnam-Thailand relations, Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung affirmed during his working trip to several provinces in northeast Thailand from October 7 to October 10.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam met with President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher in Paris on October 7 afternoon (local time) within the framework of his official visit to France.

VOV.VN - A deluge of rain hit several northern localities from September 30 to October 1, causing severe flooding and landslides to occur on a number of key roads, according to the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue.

A high-level delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Politburo member, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac paid a working visit to Tanzania from September 22-26.

Ho Chi Minh City prioritises the promotion of tourism, trade and investment cooperation with Lao localities, Deputy Secretary of the city Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Phan Van Mai said on September 26.