VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 17 hosted a welcoming ceremony for his Singaporean counterpart Halimah Yacob who arrived in Hanoi on October 16 for a five-day official visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Representatives of local travel operators indicate they have made plans to welcome hundreds to thousands of foreign visitors to Vietnam in the final months of the year.

VOV.VN - Lam Thu Hong, the Vietnamese representative competing at Miss Globe 2022, claimed the fourth runner-up title during the grand final of the world pageant held in Albania on October 16.

The non-profit Food Bank Vietnam on October 15 launched a programme called Food Share to promote food sharing and stop wastage.

The Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA) recently coordinated with the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Vietnamese Embassy in France to hold a business matching event in Paris to boost pepper trading.

VOV.VN - Tropical storm Nesat has gained strength and entered the East Sea, becoming the sixth storm to hit the region this year.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs has asked relevant parties to boost the exportation of agricultural products by rail, especially across the northern border, in response to overloaded land transport and soaring costs.

A fine arts exhibition is being co-held by the northern city of Hai Phong and the Republic of Korea’s Gwangju city, displaying over 100 works by 90 painters from both sides.

VOV.VN - Singaporean President Halimah Yacob and her husband arrived in Hanoi on October 16, beginning a State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 16 met with presidents and general directors of commercial banks on the occasion of Vietnam Entrepreneurs' Day.