VOV.VN - The 15th National Assembly (NA) opened its eighth session on October 21 in Hanoi, with a particular focus on building laws, exercising the supreme supervisory power, and making decisions about socio-economic issues and other important affairs.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam on October 5 attended a ceremony to hand over the Francophone Economic Forum (FFA) award to outstanding businesses where FPT Corporation of Vietnam was honoured.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s state visit to Ireland from October 1-4 at the invitation of Irish President Michael D.Higgins, the first by a head of state of Vietnam to the European country since the two sides set up their diplomatic relations in 1996, is expected to bring bilateral ties to a new development stage.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam presented his credentials to Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith in Vientiane on September 30.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on September 30 held talks with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh as part his state visit to Mongolia.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam will pay states visits to Mongolia, Ireland and France and attend the 19th Francophonie Summit in France, from September 30 to October 7.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam on September 26 morning (local time) visited the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), the first free trade and export processing zone of Cuba, as part of his ongoing state visit to the Caribbean country.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam met leaders of some major US groups operating in the fields of energy, satellite, and technology in New York on September 25 (local time) as part of his US trip.

The upcoming state visit to Cuba by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam reflects the traditional solidarity and special friendship between Vietnam and the Caribbean nation.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam met staffs of the Embassy, the Permanent Delegation to the United Nations, and other representative offices of Vietnam in the US in New York on September 23 evening (local time), within the framework of his trip to attend the United Nations Summit of the Future and the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79).