The 2025 Asian Rowing Championships concluded in Hai Phong on October 19 with Vietnam’s national rowing team winning six gold, one silver, and two bronze medals, affirming its growing stature in regional rowing.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Finland are poised to elevate their long-standing relationship to a strategic partnership, driven by deepening economic ties, increasing private investment, and shared ambitions in innovation and sustainable development, according to Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Pekka Voutilainen.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse are paying an official visit to Finland from October 20 to 22 - the first visit by a Vietnamese Party leader since Vietnam and Finland established diplomatic relations in 1973.

VOV.VN - UOB Vietnam announced a strategic partnership on October 20 with Oxalis Adventure, backed by the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park Management Board, to promote the legendary “Kingdom of Caves” and eco-friendly tourism in Vietnam to UOB customers across five ASEAN markets.

VOV.VN - Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, held talks with Major General Pavel Muraveiko, First Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus, in Hanoi on October 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Trinh My Anh on October 20 left Ho Chi Minh City for the Philippines where she is competing for a title at the Miss Earth 2025 pageant.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese enterprises, particularly small and medium-sized ones (SMEs), must quickly adapt to dual transformation, both digital and green, if they want to stay competitive amid growing global demands for sustainability, technology, and international standards.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam International Home Décor, Gifts and Houseware Fair 2025 (Lifestyle Vietnam 2025) is currently underway in Ho Chi Minh City from October 18-21, drawing nearly 600 domestic and international exhibitors.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Fengshen, currently swirling over the East Sea, is forecast to change direction on October 21 and make landfall between Da Nang and Quang Ngai provinces two days later, raising concerns about heavy flooding in Central Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam aims for a GDP growth target of 10% or higher in 2026, based on the positive results achieved in the period 2021-2025 and in 2025 alone, according to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in a report presented to the National Assembly on October 20.