The HMCS Calgary ship and the MV Asterix commercial container ship of the Royal Canadian Navy arrived at Tien Sa Port of the central city of Da Nang on September 26, starting a five-day visit to Vietnam.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on September 26 attended the fifth ASEAN-Pacific Alliance Ministerial Meeting, and had bilateral meetings with the President of Palau and Foreign Ministers of Ecuador and Ukraine.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in New York on the morning of September 27 (Vietnam time) to attend the high-level general debate of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly.

 Vietnam joined the United Nations more than 40 years ago. The cooperation between Vietnam and the UN has become a role model of cooperation between the UN and its members.

 President Tran Dai Quang passed away at 10:05 on September 21 in Hanoi at the age of 62, due to serious illness. Right before his death, the President had a busy week. Join us to look back his activities during his last working week.

 A funeral service to say farewell to President Tran Dai Quang took place in Hanoi on September 27 morning.

 Memorial services for President Tran Dai Quang were  held in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and the President’s home province of Ninh Binh on the morning of September 27. 

People from across the country braved the rain to come to the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi on September 26 to pay homage to President Tran Dai Quang.

Some 1,500 domestic and international delegations with approximately 50,000 people had paid tribute to President Tran Dai Quang by 17:00 on September 26.

 Vietnam and Japan are this year celebrating 45 years of their diplomatic ties, but bilateral relations date back to the 8th century. 

 This is the first New Zealand naval ship to visit Ho Chi Minh City in 2018 on the occasion of the two countries 43rd anniversary of the Vietnam-New Zealand diplomatic ties.

Vietnamese Embassies in foreign countries on September 26 opened the book of condolences for President Tran Dai Quang.

 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has established two policy monitoring groups.

 Leaders of the Party, State, National Assembly, Government, Vietnam Fatherland Front and the armed forces, as well as representatives of people nationwide  have paid tribute to President Tran Dai Quang on September 26.

 Flag flew at at half-staff at Ba Dinh Square on September 26 upon the death of President Tran Dai Quang.

 Vietnam’s permanent mission to the United Nations held a ceremony to pay tribute to President Tran Dai Quang and opened a funeral book from September 24 through September 25 (New York time).

 The State funeral for Tran Dai Quang, Politburo member and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, began at the National Funeral Hall, No.5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi on September 26.

 President Tran Dai Quang had paid state visits to many countries in the world to foster cooperation between Vietnam and international friends.

 Laos will hold a two-day state mourning for Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang on September 26 and 27, the Lao Prime Minister's Office announced on September 24.

 Vietnam’s first level-2 field hospital will leave for its mission in South Sudan on October 1 as part of its UN peacekeeping contributions.