Simon White, President of the Australia-Vietnam Business Council in Queensland, on October 8 said the Australian state places importance on Vietnam – its fifth largest export market, and hopes for stronger cooperation with businesses and localities of the Southeast Asian nation.

Seventy paintings, graphic works and sculptures highlighting Hanoi’s vitality in various eras of the history are being showcased at an art exhibition that opened at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum on October 8.

VOV.VN - “Du xuân” (L’Éveil du Printemps), a painting produced by renowned Vietnamese painter Le Van Xuong (1917-1988), will go up for sale on October 12 in Paris as part of French Millon auction house sale.

VOV.VN - Former coach Park Chung-gun of the Republic of Korea has been granted the Labour Order, third class, in recognition of his 10-year contributions to Vietnamese shooting.

VOV.VN - As many as 400 local and foreign enterprises from 20 countries worldwide are expected to join the Vietnam Foodexpo 2024,set to run from November 13 to 16 in Ho Chi Minh City, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Despite the impact of Typhoon Yagi on business operations, Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has raised its GDP growth forecast for Vietnam this year to 6.4% from its 5.9% projection about two weeks ago.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches importance to and prioritizes its great relationship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone during their meeting in Vientiane on October 8.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has so far established a comprehensive strategic partnership with eight countries worldwide, namely China, Russia, India, the Republic of Korea (RoK), the United States, Japan, Australia, and France.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung has held talks with French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati in Paris, during which they signed a cultural cooperation programme between the two ministries for the 2024-2028 period, marking a new development in the Vietnam-France partnership in this field.

French Justice Minister Didier Migaud has affirmed France’s readiness to cooperate with Vietnam in judicial affairs at a meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Hai Ninh in Paris on October 7.