VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 17 sent a congratulatory message to his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern over the victory of the New Zealand Labour Party and the PM herself in the general election held on the same day.

VOV.VN - Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide is scheduled to visit Hanoi from October 18 to October 20 as part of his first ever overseas trip, indicating that Vietnam is an important part of Japan’s foreign policy.

VOV.VN - Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and his wife will pay an official visit to Vietnam from October 18-20 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his wife, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomes newly-elected Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide’s upcoming visit to Hanoi and believes the visit will be a great success, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the United Kingdom are accelerating negotiations on a new-generation free trade agreement, which is poised to be finalized by the end of this year, according to a webinar running the theme “Vietnam’s Trade and Economic Future: Opportunities for British and Vietnamese Businesses”.

The Vietnam - Germany Friendship Association in HCM City held a gathering on October 1 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of German Reunification (October 3).

The first dialogue between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) of the UK was held via video conference on October 1 with the theme of “cooperation in green economic development post-COVID-19”.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on September 22 received Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Thani Sangrat who came to bid farewell to the Vietnamese official.

VOV.VN - An exhibition featuring a history of military co-operation between Vietnam and Russia opened on September 17 at the Central Naval Museum in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg.

Authorities from the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau and the Australian state of Western Australia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) online on September 16, regarding multifaceted cooperation in economy, education and training, and cultural exchange.