VOV.VN - General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security of Vietnam, attended the 24th meeting of the BRICS high-ranking officials responsible for security matters and national security advisors in St. Petersburg on September 11 at the invitation of General Sergey Shoigu, Secretary of the Russia Security Council.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Thanh Binh hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 11 for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki, who delivered a message of sympathy from Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh regarding the recent impact of Typhoon Yagi.

The relationship between Vietnam - Italy has recorded strong and fruitful development across sectors with a "vibrant vitality" after more than 50 years of establishing diplomatic ties based on the solid foundation of a traditional, sincere and warm friendship, Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung has stated.

The Vietnam-Russia Committee on Educational, Scientific and Technological Cooperation convened its fifth meeting in Moscow on September 10 to review and assess the results of cooperation activities and outline orientations for the time to come.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) on September 11 announced that it has resumed electricity supply to more than 4.8 million customers out of over 5.9 million clients who have suffered from power outage due to Typhoon Yagi.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam and General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith co-chaired a high-level meeting between the two Parties in Hanoi on September 11 on the occasion of the Lao top leader’s ongoing state visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - World-renowned string quartet Bond will hold a charity concert on October 5 in Hanoi as part of the Good Morning Vietnam series, with all proceeds from ticket sales going to assist flood victims affected by typhoon Yagi.

VOV.VN - Business leaders of the United States have given positive comments one year after the two countries moved to upgrade their diplomatic relations to that of a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace, co-operation, and sustainable development.

The Pathet Lao newspaper and the e-newspaper of the Lao News Agency (KPL) on September 10 ran an article praising the Vietnam-Laos relationship.

Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Minister-Counsellor Le Dinh Ba held a working session on September 9 with a delegation from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) of the US led by its director of global policy for trade and supply chain matter.