The Belgian Culture & Food Festival 2023 (B.Fest 2023), the third of its kind and the largest Belgian culture and food event ever hosted in Vietnam, opened in the northern port city of Hai Phong on October 6 evening as a celebration of the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries (1973-2023).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 6 received Attilio Fontana, president of Italy’s Lombardy region, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

The Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg on October 5 presented certificates of merit to several individuals who have made contributions to the Russia-Vietnam friendship.

A delegation of aviation experts from 22 organisations and airlines of 14 countries on October 6 visited the aircraft maintenance centre operated by Vietnam Airlines Engineering Company Ltd (VAECO), a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines located at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs Nguyen Thai Hoc attended the annual international conference themed “political parties and a new society" which opened in Mexico City on October 5 (local time).

A delegation of the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) visited the Osaka Bay marine traffic centre and patrol vessel SETTSU of the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) on October 5.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son on October 6 received a delegation from Niagara University, USA, who are on a working visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN -The second Overseas Vietnamese Economic Forum opened at Fukuoka International Congress Center, Japan, on October 6, to promote connectivity between Vietnamese business expatriates and their peers in the fatherland.

VOV.VN - The first-ever culture and tourism week showcasing Vietnam’s northwestern region and Ho Chi Minh City will take place in Luang Prabang province of Laos from October 25 to 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnam outplayed Malaysia in the Women’s Team Kata at the ongoing 19th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Hangzhou, China, on October 6, winning a gold medal, the third gold medal for Vietnam at the continental sporting competition 2023.