VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Hanoi on October 18 for Riyadh to attend the first summit between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Gulf Cooperation Council, (GCC) and visit Saudi Arabia.

President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, China, on October 17 on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF).

Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong chaired an official reception ceremony for and held talks with visiting Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces General Vong Pisen in Hanoi on October 17.

VOV.VN - China remains Vietnam’s biggest trade partner, while Vietnam continues to be the fourth largest trade partner of the neighbouring country, as well as the biggest in ASEAN for many years.

VOV.VN - The International Labour Organisation (ILO) applauded the nation’s efforts in collaborating with the agency in the field of labour statistics and carrying out the Decent Work Country Programme at an international seminar held on October 16 in Geneva.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Van Nen, secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, hosted a reception on October 17 for Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar who is on a working visit to the southern city.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong and his delegation touched down at Beijing Capital International Airport around the noon of October 17, beginning a trip to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) set tough tasks for the national teams during its annual general meeting on October 15 in Hanoi.

Vietnam and India need to enhance traditional areas of cooperation while promoting economic and health collaboration, and responding to common challenges in the region and people-to-people exchanges, especially the younger generation, said Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on October 16.

The West End Musicals was held in the central city of Da Nang on October 16 by the UK Embassy and General Consulate as part of activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam – UK diplomatic relations.