VOV.VN - The 8th Hanoi Book Fair in 2023 opened in the capital on the evening of October 6 with the theme of "Lighting the Fire of Knowledge-Creating the Future".

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese women volleyball team lost 3-0 to Thailand on the afternoon of October 7 to rank fourth at the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD) taking place in China.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's consistent policy is to support international efforts to combat proliferation through comprehensive and thorough disarmament, especially with regard to nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction.

An exhibition, named “The Roar of the Red River”, is underway at the Hoa Lo Prison relic site, reviving memories of the atmosphere of the Hanoi Liberation Day on October 10, 69 years ago.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, had a working session with Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Representative to the UN, in New York on October 5 to discuss measures to strengthen cooperation between the two delegations in global issues at multilateral forums, including the UN.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien and Singaporean Permanent Secretary for Defence Chan Heng Kee co-chaired the 14th defence policy dialogue between Vietnam and Singapore in Hanoi on October 5.

VOV.VN - Three local students claimed two golds and one silver medal at the International Applied Chemistry Olympiad (IAChO), which has recently been taking place in Bandung of Indonesia.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) is ready to support and share its experience with the Laos NA in successfully organising the Cambodia - Laos – Vietnam (CLV) Parliamentary Summit in Vientiane capital in early December.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO) in co-ordination with the Indonesian Consulate General and the southern metropolis’ Trade and Investment Promotion Center organised a business forum aimed at expanding trade ties between Indonesia and Vietnam, as well as introducing the 38th Trade Exhibition Indonesia (TEI) 2023 and learning about the Halal market.

The International Day of the Girl Child 2023 will focus on promoting gender equality to reduce sex imbalance at birth, thus raising public awareness of child protection and care, according to the Ministry of Health’s General Office For Population and Family Planning.