VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and his delegation visited Trinity College Dublin in Ireland on October 2, giving a speech on vision for a new era in Vietnam–Ireland friendship and cooperation for peace, cooperation and development.

Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Duc Hai had courtesy meetings with Speaker of the Senate Raymonde Gagne and Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada Greg Fergus in Ottawa on October 1.

A high-level delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Politburo member, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac paid a working visit to South Africa from September 22 to October 2.

The Vietnam Interior and Build Expo (VIBE 2024) kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on October 2.

Efforts have been made to finish the 220kV Nam Sum – Nong Cong transmission line project in October to facilitate electricity imports from Laos to Vietnam to meet the rising demand in northern provinces.

VOV.VN - The 17th Vietnam International Exhibition on Machine Tools & Metalworking Solutions for Production Upgrade (METALEX Vietnam 2024) opened on October 2 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has approved Vietnam's National Report under the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), with the country accepting a record 84.7% of recommendations, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet has said.

Long Son Petrochemicals has announced the start of commercial operations at Vietnam’s first integrated petrochemical complex in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Politburo member and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) Nguyen Xuan Thang hosted separate receptions in Hanoi for Ambassadors of Azerbaijan and Belarus on October 1.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 1 for newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei, assuring him that Vietnam consistently considers the development of relations with China an objective requirement, a strategic choice, and a top priority in its overall foreign policy.