This was one of the most important field training sessions for the armed forces of the three nations, designed to improve coordination in disaster response and protecting civilians.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha hosted a reception on October 15 for Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco Della Seta and leaders of Fincantieri Group to discuss potential investment cooperation in high-tech shipbuilding in Vietnam.

Draft documents for the upcoming 14th National Party Congress were released during a press conference in Hanoi on October 15.

The event serves as a key platform for global discussions on current challenges and future directions in the energy and fuel sectors, with Vietnam expected to take part in a series of important bilateral engagements on its sidelines.

Two-way trade neared 150 billion USD in 2024, with the US now standing as Vietnam’s second-largest trade partner and a critical export market. The US also ranks 11th among 142 countries and territories investing in Vietnam.

Party General Secretary To Lam welcomed the US-based Murphy Oil Corporation’s plan to expand and increase its investment in oil and gas exploration and production in Vietnam during a meeting with its President and CEO Eric Hambly in Hanoi.

The event, a key activity under the 2025 National Trade Promotion Programme, aims to boost import–export growth in southern Vietnam, strengthen regional linkages, and expand cross-border economic cooperation between the two countries.

Vietnam has affirmed its growing position on the global 5G technology map as Viettel High Tech, a subsidiary of the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group, has been honoured by Gartner for its role in commercialising 5G technology.

Vietnam’s consistent stance that protecting human rights is the first and foremost responsibility of each state, while advocating for dialogue, mutual understanding, and shared values.

Domestic firms are being encouraged to roll out tour packages to the 2025 Autumn Fair, slated for October 26 - November 4 at the National Exposition Centre in Hanoi’s outlying Dong Anh commune.

The annual meeting of the defence ministers of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia took place in the Lao capital of Vientiane on October 15.

On a livestream on October 6, Nguyen Hoa Binh, Chair of NextTech, also known as Shark Binh, an investor on the TV Show ‘Shark Tank’, responded to a viewer’s question about his “most painful failure.”

By September 2025, the national blockchain platform NDAChain has operated stably on a trial basis with 12 validation nodes, recording over 5 million verified transactions, averaging about 30,000 transactions daily.

From November 2025 through April 2026, Apple is preparing a flurry of product launches ranging from the MacBook Pro M5 to the budget iPhone 17e, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

An Australian tourist felt as though he had stepped into paradise while exploring Lam Thuong Valley, a secluded gem nestled among the untouched mountain ranges of Lao Cai, northern Vietnam.

Tearfully bidding farewell to the duck that helped change her and her family's life, a young woman from the Mekong Delta moved the online community with her emotional goodbye.

According to the Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology, UAE’s G42 Group is planning to invest nearly $2 billion in an AI megadata center in the city.

Leaving behind a stable government job, Mnong ethnic man Y Xim Ndu (born 1992) from Dak Lak returned to his village to build a community-based tourism model alongside his beloved "elephant companions."

Vietnam ranked second in Southeast Asia for the number of exploit-based cyberattacks during the first half of 2025, trailing only Indonesia, according to a newly released report from Kaspersky.

Matmo was not the strongest ever storm, but what it left behind in Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh, Lang Son, and Cao Bang went far beyond the limits of what local people could endure.

Among Vietnam’s two pharmacy professor candidates in 2025, one trained entirely abroad, including at the oldest university in the Americas, while the other was educated completely in Vietnam. Both boast impressive research careers.

Nguyen Van Khoa, CEO of FPT, believes that to transform innovation into reality, the completion of legal frameworks for emerging fields like high technology, logistics and AI must be promoted while integrating innovation into policies.

On October 15, the Da Nang People’s Committee issued a new decision to implement the city council’s resolution on developing high-quality human resources for the public sector.

President Luong Cuong held a working session with relevant agencies on October 15 to look into preparations for the signing ceremony of the UN Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention), scheduled to take place in Hanoi on October 25–26.

Secret Garden’s upcoming Hanoi concert promises to be a soulful gathering for generations seeking mental wellness through music.