VOV.VN - Japan’s total official development assistance (ODA) commitment to Vietnam from April 2022 to March 2023 amounts to JPY18.9 billion (nearly VND3.1 trillion), excluding loans to the private sector, said Sugano Yuichi, chief representative of the Vietnam Office under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches importance to strengthening traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Sri Lanka, in order to take bilateral relations to new heights, President Vo Van Thuong told his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 18.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of valuing good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, and comprehensive and long-term sustainable cooperation with Cambodia, during his meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Beijing on October 18.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on October 18 received Algerian Minister of Industry and Pharmaceutical Production Ali Aoun who is also chairman of the Algeria-Vietnam inter-government committee.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong joined other heads of state and government of more than 20 countries to attend the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing on October 18.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong lauded the positive developments of Vietnam – Cambodia relations in recent times during his reception for Prak Sokhonn, chairman of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Central Committee's Commission for External Relations in Hanoi on October 18.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s working visit to Saudi Arabia from October 18-20 is expected to give fresh impetus to relations between the two countries and open up new cooperation opportunities in the future.

Vietnam is ready to contribute to the success of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Gulf Cooperation Council (ASEAN - GCC) Summit held in Saudi Arabia, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dang Xuan Dung.

VOV.VN - Foreign rescue forces on board a helicopter and a vessel have been working alongside their colleagues of the Vietnam Coast Guard to search for 13 missing Vietnamese fishermen whose two boats sank in rough waters off the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands in the East Sea.

VOV.VN - As many as 170 businesses from 18 countries globally are expected to participate in the international medical, hospital, and pharmaceutical exhibition (Vietnam Medipharm Expo 2023) slated for December 7 - 9 in Hanoi.