Vietnam has called on all parties in Lebanon and in the region to abide by the basic principles of international law, not interfere in the internal affairs of states and restrain from activities that may escalate tension or worsen the situation in the western Asian nation.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a ceremony on October 30 to welcome US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who arrived in Hanoi for a two-day visit.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on October 29 met with Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio in Hanoi to explore how to beef up ties between the two countries and cooperation at multilateral forums.

VOV.VN - Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on October 29 thanked the Government of Vietnam for its continued provision of humanitarian assistance to Russia in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Hanoi on the evening of October 29, beginning an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

VOV.VN - BORGEN Magazine, one of the leading NGOs detailing the fight against poverty in the United States and part of the Borgen Project, has recently run an article assessing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Vietnam and its impact on the nation.

VOV.VN - The number of international visitors to the nation in October witnessed a rise of 7.6% from the previous month, with the number of foreign arrivals to the country during the opening ten months of the year falling by 73.8% on-year to over 3.8 million, according to statistics released by the General Statistics Office.

The Republic of Rwanda is willing to cooperate with Vietnam towards further strengthening the bilateral friendship between the two nations, President of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame has said.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Molave, after slamming into central Vietnam, weakened into a tropical low depression, but floodwaters are rising very quickly, threatening the lives of people living in low-lying areas.

Hoang Minh Thuy from Ho Chi Minh City surpassed nearly 1,700 entries to win the first prize of the video clip contest “For a Green Vietnam”, the organising board announced on October 27.