VOV.VN - A Japanese film festival will be held across four major cities nationwide, including Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City, from October 27 to December 21.

VOV.VN - Designer Ngoc Han, Miss Vietnam 2010 winner, will be joined by plenty of designers and local people to take part in the debut Ao Dai parade organised by Hanoi Women's Union at Hoan Kiem Lake pedestrian street area in the capital on the morning of October 29.

VOV.VN - Vietnam spent more than US$1.15 billion on importing over 1.9 million tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from foreign markets, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Two cold-chain freight trains carrying fruits and vegetables left southwest China's Yunnan province for Laos and Vietnam respectively on October 16, marking the launch of international cold-chain train services on China-Laos, China-Vietnam routes.

The Vietnam Agency of Seas and Islands (VASI) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the National Ocean Policy Secretariat at the Cabinet Office of Japan held their first-ever direct dialogue in Hanoi on October 16.

Minister of Public Security To Lam highlighted increasingly strengthened cooperation between the ministry and Italian law enforcement agencies in security and crime prevention while hosting new Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco Della Seta in Hanoi on October 16.

Vietnam’s tourism sector is working hard to attract more tourists from Muslim countries (Halal tourists) which is seen as a potential market for the global tourism industry.

The northern province of Thai Nguyen hopes to continue to receive Canada’s support for projects that enhance the capacity of officials in charge of poverty reduction and social affairs relating to gender equality and the rights of the people, Secretary of the provincial Party’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Hai said on October 16.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed the importance Vietnam attaches to its comprehensive strategic partnership with India, and rejoiced at the strong development of bilateral ties over the past time, while receiving Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar in Hanoi on October 16.

VOV.VN - As many as 114 contestants from around the globe will take part in the Miss Earth 2023 pageant to be held in Ho Chi Minh City this December, a press conference heard on October 16.