An online business forum was held on October 20, aiming to enhance trade and investment ties between Vietnam and India, especially amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed Vietnam creates the best possible conditions for Samsung Electronics to develop investment projects in the country, including its R&D and high-tech projects.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Thanh Son and his Peruvian counterpart Manuel Talavera Espinar virtually held the fourth political consultation at the deputy minister level on October 20.

VOV.VN - Local footballers have joined citizens nationwide to raise funds in an effort to support the victims of recent flooding which has hit central Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The 11th Vietnam International Advertising Equipment and Technology Exhibition (VietAd 2020) kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on October 20, with the event featuring 180 booths from over 60 domestic and international enterprises.

VOV.VN - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his wife left Hanoi on October 20, concluding their three-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his wife.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade have revealed that Canada will not impose anti-subsidy duties on corrosion-resistant steel that originates or has been imported from Vietnam and will instead impose a substantial reduction on anti-dumping taxes on Vietnamese enterprises.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded a trade surplus totaling US$17.3 billion by mid-October, with import-export turnover during the first half of October reaching approximately US$25 billion, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

A range of activities have been carried out to promote and recover Vietnam’s tourism sector once the COVID-19 pandemic is fully controlled.

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, empowered by State President Nguyen Phu Trong, on October 19 presented a Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State to Iijima Isao, Special Advisor to the Japanese Prime Minister, in honour of his contributions to Vietnam - Japan ties.