VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music will host a special concert on October 9 to mark the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Germany diplomatic relations with a view to bringing chamber music to the public while fostering cultural, educational, and artistic exchange between the two nations.

VOV.VN - Cristiano Roland, head coach of Vietnam’s U17 football team, has unveiled a 30‑player squad for a training camp in Japan ahead of the 2026 AFC U17 Asian Cup qualifiers scheduled for November 22-30.

VOV.VN - The University of Economics under Vietnam National University, Hanoi on October 3 hosted the Vietnam-Japan Forum 2025 under the theme “Vietnam–Japan partnership: Collaboration and Development in a Changing Global Context,” marking the 52nd anniversary of diplomatic relations and two years since Vietnam and Japan elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

The ongoing visit to Mongolia by Sen. Lieut. Gen. Tran Quang Phuong, member of the Party Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA), is expected to give new momentum to the Vietnam-Mongolia Comprehensive Partnership and make bilateral ties deeper and more substantive.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese team concluded the Asian Aquatics Championships 2025 in India on October 2 with 2 gold, 7 silver, and 6 bronze medals, finishing fourth overall – the best-ever result at a continental-level championship.

A Vietnamese delegation headed by Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang paid a working visit to Verdun in France's Meuse from September 30 to October 1 at the invitation of Mayor Samuel Hazard.

The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the Lao Ministry of Technology and Communications (MTC) convened their fourth bilateral meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on October 1.

Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Tam said Vietnam is determined to make innovation and strategic technology sectors the driving force of national development, as he addressed an international forum in Hanoi on October 2.

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has sent a message of sympathy to Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, expressing solidarity following the widespread destruction caused by Typhoon Bualoi, which battered northern and central Vietnam and left casualties, property and crop losses.

Vietnam’s vegetarian food market is growing at an average rate of 8.1% per year and is projected to reach a value of US$220.5 million by 2033, according to market research firm IMARC Group.