Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong received Liang Hua, Chairman of Huawei – a leading Chinese group in ICT infrastructure, digital energy, cloud computing and terminal equipment, in Beijing on October 19.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has welcomed China Communications Construction Co. Ltd (CCCC)’s plan to expand investment and business activities in Vietnam while meeting a representative of the firm in Beijing on October 19.

Vietnam and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia have signed more than 10 projects funded by official development assistance (ODA) worth over 165 million USD.

Japan’s total official development assistance (ODA) commitment to Vietnam from April 2022 to March 2023 amounts to JPY18.9 billion (nearly VND31 trillion), excluding loans to the private sector.

Sailing training ship INS Sudarshini of the Indian Navy docked at Ho Chi Minh City international port on October 18, beginning a friendly visit to the southern metropolis of Vietnam.

President Vo Van Thuong suggested three pillars for cooperation in digital economy while addressing the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing, China, on October 18.

PM Pham Minh Chinh received leaders of major groups from Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf in Riyadh on October 18 as part of his trip to attend the ASEAN - Gulf Cooperation Council Summit and visit the host country.

Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong joined other heads of state and government of more than 20 countries to attend the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing on October 18.

President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, China, on October 17 on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF).

State President Vo Van Thuong and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport around the noon of October 17, starting a trip to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF).

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar co-chaired the 18th meeting of the Vietnam-India Joint Committee for Economic, Trade, Science and Technology Cooperation in Hanoi on October 16.

Vietnamese and Russian parliaments also reached an agreement to expand the exchange of information, policies, and legal issues in areas such as digital economy, development and management of cyberspace, high technology, etc.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Victorovich Volodin held talks in Hanoi on October 15.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Ly Duc Trung on October 12 called for the establishment of working groups among the Vietnamese community in Israel to support each other amidst the current conflict.

The naval forces of Vietnam and Singapore joined in a friendship exchange on Sailing Ship 286-Le Quy Don on October 12, part of the Vietnamese vessel’s visit to the city state.

Nguyen Minh Hang, Assistant Foreign Minister and Director-General of the Department of Economic Affairs, has been picked as deputy minister of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong will attend the third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing from October 16-20 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press communique on October 12.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel said on October 12 that a group of 15 Vietnamese agricultural apprentices who are studying in an area near the Gaza Strip has been temporarily relocated to a safer location.

Helicopter frigate HMAS Toowoomba of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) docked at Ho Chi Minh City’s Nha Rong wharf on October 12 on a goodwill visit to Vietnam.

Lieutenant General Daniel Paul Leaf, deputy commander and acting commander of the US Pacific Command, has been appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam as honorary consul of Vietnam to the United States.