The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) hosted a ceremony on October 31 to celebrate the 106th anniversary of Independence Day of the Czech Republic (October 28, 1918 - October 28, 2024).

The 2024 International Exhibition for Integrated Circuit and Semiconductor Industry (SEMICON VIETNAM), the first of its kind in the country, was opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 31.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence, on October 31 received heads of ASEAN delegations who attended the first ASEAN Military Intelligence Community Leaders' Conference (AMICLC-1) in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha hailed US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper's contributions to promoting bilateral relations, especially the achievements the two countries have recorded after one year of upgrading relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership at a reception for the diplomat in Hanoi on October 31.

VOV.VN - Local athletes took home six gold medals to finish first in the medal tally at the World Shuttlecock Championships, with the event closing on October 30 in Tianjin in China.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s national U23 team have been placed in Pot 1 for the qualifying matches of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup 2026.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is keen to closely co-operate with the United States Government to develop the Vietnam - US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in a strong, comprehensive, and stable manner for the long-term interests and aspirations of both nations’ people and for the sake of peace, stability, co-operation, and development in the region and around the world.

The sixth Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design will be held in November with an array of activities, including exhibitions, workshops, and tours.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Logistics Summit 2024 opened on October 31 in Ho Chi Minh City as part of efforts to seek ways to help businesses transform and accelerate the development of the Vietnamese logistics industry.

VOV.VN - The European-American Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will host the "Vietnam-EU Cooperation Forum 2024” in Ho Chi Minh City next month.