VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Park Jin of the Republic of Korea left Seoul for Hanoi on October 17, beginning an official visit to Vietnam, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with his Singaporean counterpart Halimah Yacob, after hosting a welcome ceremony for the latter at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on October 17.

The Vietnamese Government always attaches importance to developing its friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with the French Community of Belgium (Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on October 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches great importance to strengthening the strategic partnership with Singapore, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong told visiting Singaporean President Halimah Yacob in Hanoi on October 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnam expects Australia will further open its market for Vietnamese agricultural and aquatic products to help boost bilateral trade ties, PM Pham Minh Chinh told Assistant Minister for Trade and Assistant Minister for Manufacturing of Australia Tim Ayres at a reception in Hanoi on October 17.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 17 hosted a welcoming ceremony for his Singaporean counterpart Halimah Yacob who arrived in Hanoi on October 16 for a five-day official visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink, during his current visit to Vietnam, extended US congratulations to Vietnam on its recent election as a member of the UN Human Rights Council.

VOV.VN - Vice President of Vietnam Vo Thi Anh Xuan on October 12 met with Ashimbayev Maulen Sagathanuly, chairperson of the Senate of Kazakhstan, ahead of her participation in the sixth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA 6).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said Vietnam welcomes and encourages renewable and green energy projects of the US-based AES Corporation and capable, prestigious partners in the Southeast Asian country.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has approved a plan to organise the Visit Vietnam Year 2023 by the south-central province of Binh Thuan, with the focus on promoting green tourism.