Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s state visit to Ireland from October 1-4 at the invitation of Irish President Michael D.Higgins, the first by a head of state of Vietnam to the European country since the two sides set up their diplomatic relations in 1996, is expected to bring bilateral ties to a new development stage.

International organisations have maintained their robust growth forecasts for Vietnam this year as the economy has bounced back strongly despite external uncertainties and extensive damage caused by Typhoon Yagi.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended Vietnam Innovation Day 2024 and a ceremony to mark the fifth founding anniversary of National Innovation Centre held on October 1 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Cao Ngoc Bich, hailing from the norther province of Hung Yen, will vie for the Miss Earth 2024 crown in the Philippines this November.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta, in Hanoi on September 30, speaking highly of the US-based technology multinational’s practical and effective contributions to the Vietnamese economy as well as the two countries' relations.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has called on China to foster investment cooperation with Vietnam, given the country’s favourable geographical location and signing and negotiations of various free trade agreements that China could capitalise on.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam had a meeting with Chairman of the ruling Mongolian People's Party (MPP) and Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar on September 30, as part of his ongoing state visit to the East Asian country.

Ireland wants to step up collaboration with Vietnam in the areas of education, agrifood and trade, Irish Ambassador to Vietnam Deirdre Ní Fhallúin told the Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the State visit to the European nation by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien had a working session with China's Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong in Beijing on September 30 as part of the Vietnamese official’s trip to China for the 13th meeting of the Vietnam-China Committee for Economic and Trade Cooperation.

VOV.VN - The winner of a contest to design a logo for the UN Day of Vesak 2025 in Vietnam has been announced.