Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting with business representatives in Hanoi on October 9 to mark Vietnamese Entrepreneurs’ Day (October 13).

VOV.VN - A 14-member Vietnamese pencak silat team arrived in Thailand on October 9 to compete at the 2025 Southeast Asia Pencak Silat Championships (SEAPSC), which will kick off the following day.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Duong Ngoc Anh finished among the Top 30 finalists at the Miss Asia Pacific International 2025 pageant, which concluded in the Philippines on October 8.

VOV.VN - Eleven Vietnamese universities have been named in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026, with the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City leading national institutions in the 501-600 group, according to THE’s latest release on October 9.

VOV.VN - The Plant Production and Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in collaboration with the Australian Embassy in Vietnam held a ceremony on October 9 to announce the official export of Vietnamese pomelo to Australia - a significant milestone in the country’s agricultural trade.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade, in coordination with relevant agencies, hosted a forum in Hanoi on October 9 to emphasise the critical role of identification and traceability technology in enhancing the competitiveness of Vietnamese products in both domestic and international markets.

Vietnam’s pepper export earnings exceeded US$1.26 billion in the first nine months of 2025, surging by 27.6% year-on-year, signaling a clear recovery in the international market, the Vietnam Pepper and Spices Association (VPSA) has reported.

Vietnamese investors poured a total of US$846.8 million into overseas projects in the first nine months of 2025, a 4.5-fold surge from the same period last year, reported the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has said that the upcoming visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam marks an important milestone in the bilateral relations.

VOV.VN - A vibrant 10‑hour music festival, Y‑Concert, will take place in the northern region on December 20, set to become the largest cultural and entertainment event of the year‑end.