 
        Party General Secretary and State President To Lam highlighted the significance of protecting the Party’s ideological foundation while addressing the award ceremony for a writing contest on the matter in Hanoi on October 20.
 
        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.
 
        VOV.VN - State Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan is making a trip to Indonesia from September 19 to September 21 to attend the inauguration ceremony of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
 
        VOV.VN - The President of Vietnam has decided to send three more officers to peacekeeping operations in South Sudan and Abyei.
 
        Capitalising on the great potential for economic cooperation with countries of the Francophone community is one of the top Francophone cooperation priorities of Vietnam in the years to come, according to Party General Secretary and State President To Lam.
 
        The Francophonie space, boasting a population of more than 1.2 billion people and accounting for 16% of the global GDP and 20% of the global trade, has been a potential land for economic and investment cooperation and trade exchange, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam said on October 4.
 
        Irish President Michael D. Higgins delivered a speech at a state dinner in Dublin on October 2 in honour of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam on the occasion of the top Vietnamese leader's state visit to Ireland.
 
        VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and his delegation landed at Dublin Airport on October 1 (local time), beginning a state visit to Ireland at the invitation of Irish President Michael D. Higgins.
 
        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.
 
        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.