VN has handed over a population management and citizen identification system to Laos, where more than 400,000 electronic ID cards have already been issued with Vietnamese technical assistance, marking a major step in bilateral digital cooperation.

PM Le Minh Hung and his Lao counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith attended and delivered remarks at the Vietnam-Laos Investment Promotion Conference in Vientiane on the afternoon of October 8 as part of the Vietnamese leader’s official visit to Laos.

PM Le Minh Hung had a meeting with President of the Lao National Assembly Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on October 8.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung received an official welcome in Vientiane on October 8, as the two neighbors prepared for high-level talks and the expected signing of more than 10 cooperation agreements.

Vietnam's National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man will visit China from October 11 to 15 for high-level parliamentary talks, as the two countries deepen cooperation in trade, investment and infrastructure connectivity.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung met with his Panamanian counterpart Javier Eduardo Martínez-Acha Vásquez in Hanoi on October 7, during Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino Quintero’s official visit to Vietnam from October 5–8.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), in coordination with the Embassy of Panama in Vietnam, held the Vietnam–Panama Business Forum in Hanoi on October 7 as part of Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino’s official visit to Vietnam.

The 18th international conference on the East Sea opened in Hanoi on October 7, bringing together nearly 50 speakers and around 300 delegates, including policymakers, diplomats, experts and scholars from more than 30 countries and territories.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam and his spouse hosted a banquet for Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino and his spouse in Hanoi on October 6 evening.

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.