The annual Vietnam International Digital Week (VIDW), set to take place in Hanoi and Ninh Binh from October 27–29, will spotlight the pioneering role of policy, institutional frameworks in driving the development, responsible application of artificial intelligence (AI) toward sustainable growth and global integration.

VOV.VN - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will pay an official visit to Vietnam and attend the opening for the signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime (the Hanoi Convention), to be held in Hanoi on October 24 - 25.

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received visiting Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Laszlo Kover at separate meetings in Hanoi on October 20, affirming Vietnam values the strengthening of its comprehensive partnership with Hungary.

VOV.VN - Recognising the great potential for cooperation, Vietnam and Hungary have agreed to deepen their multifaceted partnership, making their comprehensive relations more effective and substantive.

The 2025 Asian Rowing Championships concluded in Hai Phong on October 19 with Vietnam’s national rowing team winning six gold, one silver, and two bronze medals, affirming its growing stature in regional rowing.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Finland are poised to elevate their long-standing relationship to a strategic partnership, driven by deepening economic ties, increasing private investment, and shared ambitions in innovation and sustainable development, according to Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Pekka Voutilainen.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse are paying an official visit to Finland from October 20 to 22 - the first visit by a Vietnamese Party leader since Vietnam and Finland established diplomatic relations in 1973.

VOV.VN - UOB Vietnam announced a strategic partnership on October 20 with Oxalis Adventure, backed by the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park Management Board, to promote the legendary “Kingdom of Caves” and eco-friendly tourism in Vietnam to UOB customers across five ASEAN markets.

VOV.VN - Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, held talks with Major General Pavel Muraveiko, First Deputy Minister of Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus, in Hanoi on October 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Trinh My Anh on October 20 left Ho Chi Minh City for the Philippines where she is competing for a title at the Miss Earth 2025 pageant.