VOV.VN - Uong Chu Luu, chairman of the Vietnam Peace Committee, held talks on October 5 with Sommad Pholsena, visiting vice chairman of the Laos National Assembly (NA) and chairman of the Laos Committee for Peace and Solidarity, during which both sides discussed ways to propel ties forward.

VOV.VN - A project aimed at promoting sustainable sand management in the Mekong Delta, implemented by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Vietnam, has helped to mitigate the negative impact of climate change on the region.

Sailing Ship 286-Le Quy Don of the Vietnam Naval Academy and a delegation of the Vietnam People’s Navy arrived at Lumut port in the Malaysian state of Perak on October 4, beginning a visit to Malaysia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always treasures and remembers the great help of the former Soviet Union and Russia today, and always strives to reinforce its comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered ministries, agencies, and People’s Committees of provinces and cities to immediately address shortcomings in the corruption prevention and control, and boost thrift practices.

VOV.VN - Xoe Thai is a unique art form in the cultural and religious life of the Thai ethnic minority in the northwestern province of Son La.

A ceremony was held in Laos’s Savannakhet province on September 29 to wrap up the fifth Vietnam-Laos People Friendship Festival and celebrate the Laos-Vietnam Friendship and Solidarity Year, the 60th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties and the 45th of the signing of the Treaty on Cooperation.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the Vietnam-India Friendship Association in Can Tho held a meeting on September 29 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

The High-Level People’s Court in Hanoi on September 29 held an appeal trial over the trading of counterfeit medicine labelled as Health 2000 Canada involving former Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Noru that battered central Vietnam on September 28 has left at least 60 people injured in provinces from Nghe An to Binh Dinh and two Central Highland provinces of Gia Lai and Kon Tum.