Acting Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen have agreed on the need to promptly coordinate in formulating an action plan to implement the newly issued joint statement on the establishment of the two countries’ Strategic Partnership.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese official has affirmed that disease prevention is the top priority in its national health care strategy, aiming to effectively respond to emerging infectious diseases and improve public health.

VOV.VN - Provinces in central Vietnam are expected to brace for widespread flooding when typhoon Fengshen makes landfall in the early morning of October 23, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s current growth model brings fast economic growth but is not sustainable and does not create enough value within the country, putting the economy at risk of falling into the middle-income trap.

Deputy PM Bui Thanh Son on October 21 received Ghada Waly, UN Under-Secretary-General and Director-General/Executive Director of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)/United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), who is visiting Vietnam to attend the Opening for the Signature of the UN Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention).

Vietnam’s 2024 Digital Transformation Index (DTI) reached 0.7955, up 8.6% from 0.7326 in 2023, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST).

The international forum “Connecting the Europrean Tech Business Offer with Vietnam’s Digital Future” was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 21 to promote digital transformation through technologies, investment, and sustainable partnerships.

The Vietnam Symposium in Banking and Finance (VSBF 2025) is set to take place in Hanoi from October 23 to 25, bringing together experts, scholars, and policymakers to share research and discuss key issues in banking, finance, and macroeconomics.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s upcoming state visit to Vietnam aims to expand bilateral relations across all fields, including trade and critical areas of the economy, like agriculture, defence, technology, Spokesperson to the President Vincent Magwenya told the VNA's resident correspondent in Pretoria.

Vietnam and Finland have issued a joint statement on establishing a strategic partnership during the official visit to the European country from October 20 – 22 by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam.