Ho Chi Minh City unveils a bold plan to train 15% of its population in AI by 2030, building a tech-savvy workforce for the digital economy.

Floodwaters dumped golden sand worth over $1 million on a remote Lao Cai village, now under tight watch as officials plan extraction.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed three major directions for the promotion of the ASEAN-Republic of Korea (RoK) Comprehensive Strategic Partnership while addressing the 26th ASEAN-RoK Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 27.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has called for stronger solidarity, enhanced connectivity, as well as bolder innovation within the ASEAN Plus Three framework to sustain inclusive and sustainable growth while effectively responding to global challenges and shocks.

The two officials discussed bilateral economic and trade relations as well as potential areas for deeper cooperation. They agreed that despite difficulties, the Vietnam–US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has continued to grow fruitfully.

Economic and trade ties between Vietnam and Saudi Arabia have made notable progress in recent years. Bilateral trade reached 3.1 billion USD in 2024, up 14.5% from 2023, and both countries aim to raise the figure to 10 billion USD by 2030.

The Ministry of National Defence has issued urgent Official Dispatch No. 6840/CD-BQP dated October 27, ordering all military units to take immediate response measures and recovery efforts following severe flooding in the central region.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and her Armenian counterpart Mnatsakan Safaryan co-chaired the VN– Armenia political consultation in Hanoi on October 27.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had meetings with leaders of the Republic of Korea (RoK), Indonesia, New Zealand, and the International Momentary Fund (IMF) in Kuala Lumpur on October 27, on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits.

The Vietnamese and Australian PMs agreed to step up all-level mutual visits and enhance coordination to contribute more actively and substantively to regional peace, stability, and cooperation.

The Vietnamese Navy’s Vessel 379 from Brigade 167 of Naval Region 2 conducted a joint drill with the Royal New Zealand Navy’s largest support vessel HMNZS Aotearoa in waters southeast of Ho Chi Minh City on October 27.

Samsung E&A, a subsidiary of the RoK's Samsung Group, has been hailed for investment in ensuring centralised water supply for the Mekong Delta.

With 22 million young Vietnamese regularly online, developing critical thinking, self-protection skills, and the ability to raise awareness about labour exploitation are among the most effective tools in combating human trafficking.

Both sides concurred that economic, trade, and investment cooperation should continue to serve as a key pillar of bilateral relations, with the goal of raising two-way trade to 1 billion USD in the near future.

PM Pham Minh Chinh called on the East Asia Summit (EAS) to lead in upholding international law and multilateralism, and advancing an open, inclusive, transparent, and rules-based regional order, with ASEAN at its core.

PM Pham Minh Chinh stressed the need for the two sides to effectively promote multilateralism, uphold international law, and identify dialogue and cooperation as the key instruments for preventing and peacefully resolving disputes.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung held separate meetings with his Cambodian, Thai, Philippine and Japanese counterparts in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 27 on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and related summits.

The Republic of Korean carrier Parata Air announced on October 27 that it will operate five new routes from Incheon International Airport to three destinations in Vietnam, namely Da Nang, Nha Trang, and Phu Quoc, and two in Japan.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 27 afternoon held separate meetings with Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Malaysia.

Construction began on the Houaphanh provincial Radio and Television Station, a gift from the Vietnamese Government to the Lao Government and people of Houaphanh province, on October 27.

The Autumn Fair 2025, open to the public at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre in Hanoi's Dong Anh commune until November 4, is expected to become the season's largest cultural and trade event.

Con Dao National Park has successfully relocated 1,800 turtle nests and released around 120,000 hatchlings safely back into the sea during nearly six months of the turtle nesting season.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on October 27 signed an urgent dispatch ordering ministries, agencies, and local authorities to take urgent measures to address and recover from severe floods striking the central region.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Ministry of National Defence on October 27 launched a training course on United Nations peacekeeping operations for female military officers, with support from UN Women and Australia.

Despite high expectations, the digital technology category of the prestigious Nhan tai Dat Viet Awards 2025 saw no first prize winners, with three second prizes awarded instead.