Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen hailed Singapore as an important trade and investment partner of the southern largest economic hub while receiving Singaporean President Halimah Yacob on October 19.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen on October 19 extended congratulations to Joseph Nguyen Nang, Archbishop of the city’s Archdiocese, who has been elected as the new President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam in the 2022-2025 tenure.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung met with President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, on October 18.

VOV.VN - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is set to make an official visit to Vietnam from October 21 – 22.

VOV.VN - Hanoi remains keen to intensify existing co-operation activities and expand ties with Singapore in new areas, Dinh Tien Dung, secretary of the Party Committee of Hanoi, told visiting Singaporean President Halimah Yacob at a meeting on October 18.

VOV.VN - The nation continues to be a safe and stable destination which creates a favourable environment for businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to feel secure for long-term investment, co-operation, and development.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with his Singaporean counterpart Halimah Yacob, after hosting a welcome ceremony for the latter at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on October 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches great importance to strengthening the strategic partnership with Singapore, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong told visiting Singaporean President Halimah Yacob in Hanoi on October 17.

Singaporean and Vietnamese experts have highlighted achievements of the Vietnam-Singapore relations so far and recommended sectors they should prioritise for cooperation in the time to come, on the occasion of the ongoing State visit to Vietnam by Singaporean President Halimah Yacob from October 16-20.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 17 hosted a welcoming ceremony for his Singaporean counterpart Halimah Yacob who arrived in Hanoi on October 16 for a five-day official visit to Vietnam.