Madame Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of General Secretary of and President To Lam, and Madame Maricel Cohen de Mulino, spouse of Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, attended a cultural event at Van Lake, part of the Temple of Literature complex on Oct. 6.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam held talks with President of Panama José Raúl Mulino right after the welcome ceremony for the Panamanian leader in Hanoi on October 6.

Vietnam's top leader To Lam and his wife hosted a welcome ceremony in Hanoi for Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino Quintero and his wife, marking Mulino's first official visit to Vietnam.

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino Quintero and his wife explored Vietnamese heritage at Hanoi's Temple of Literature, sounding a ceremonial drum and viewing a rare 80kg piece of agarwood.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung will visit Laos and Cambodia from Oct. 8-10, his first trips to the two neighboring countries since taking office, as Hanoi seeks to deepen political and economic ties with both nations.

Vietnamese Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh and newly elected judges from Ghana, Brazil, Tunisia and India were sworn in at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany, on October 1.

Vietnam and the US are continuing talks aimed at reaching a positive trade agreement that protects the legitimate interests of people and businesses while reflecting each country's development conditions, Vietnam's foreign ministry said.

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino and his wife will make an official visit to Vietnam from Oct. 5-8, as the two countries seek to expand cooperation following the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 30 for heads of delegations from ASEAN countries and the ASEAN Secretariat attending the ASEAN Law Enforcement High-level Conference on Cooperation in Combating Criminal Fugitives.

The Vietnamese Party, State and Government leaders have cabled messages of congratulations to their Chinese counterparts on the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (October 1, 1949–2026).

US participants plan to display a C-130J transport aircraft, a HIMARS rocket system, an M777 howitzer and a Stryker armored vehicle at the Vietnam International Defense Expo later this year.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam said 500km of additional subway lines could transform Hanoi, while stressing that major projects must secure public support and maintain quality.

Hugs, flowers and tears filled Tan Son Nhat airport as Vietnamese military doctors returned home after a year serving with a UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

Vietnamese priests and religious in the Vatican and Italy can serve as cultural and peace ambassadors, helping international communities better understand Vietnam, a government minister said during a visit to Rome.

A visit spanning the UN, the US and Canada gave Vietnam opportunities to expand cooperation and contribute more to global issues, Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung said.

Vietnam and Italy are moving toward a formal cooperation framework on religious and ethnic minority affairs, with the two sides agreeing to work on a memorandum of understanding.

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang and Erik Kurzweil, the European External Action Service’s managing director for Asia and the Pacific, co-chaired the seventh EU-Vietnam Joint Committee meeting in Hanoi on September 25.

A Communist Party of Vietnam delegation led by Nguyen Xuan Thang, chairman of its Central Council for Theoretical Studies, held the 11th theoretical exchange with Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin on September 24.

Italy and Vietnam have maintained their international standing by staying true to their identities, Italian Deputy Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy Valentino Valentini said.