Sailing Ship 286-Le Quy Don of the Vietnam Naval Academy left the Nha Trang military port in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on October 4, beginning its journey to Singapore.

The Government will submit for approval to the National Assembly reforms to the salary policy from July 1, 2024, following Resolution No. 27-NQ/TW issued in May 2018.

President Vo Van Thuong has signed a decision ratifying the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between Vietnam and the Czech Republic, as recently proposed by the Government.

The Party Central Committee has decided to dismiss Le Duc Tho, member of the Party Central Committee and secretary of the Ben Tre provincial Party Committee, from all positions in the Party for his violations of Party regulations.

The eighth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on October 2 under the chair of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

From October 2023, many new policies will take effect in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai and Colombian Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism Soraya Caro Vargas signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on trade, investment, and industrial cooperation.

After Vietnam and the US agreed on upgrading their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, reforms will be implemented so that the economy can unleash its internal strength and take off.

PM Minh Chinh and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation’s attendance in the high-level week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, bilateral activities in the US, and visit to Brazil have obtained substantive and comprehensive results.

President Vo Van Thuong hosted separate receptions in Hanoi on September 26 for ambassadors of Bulgaria, the European Union (EU) Delegation, France and Kazakhstan who came to present their credentials.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his Bulgarian counterpart Rosen Zhelyazkov met the press on September 25 (local time) to announce the outcomes of their successful talks in Sofia.

Vietnam and Brazil on September 25 issued a joint communiqué on Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Brazil.

Vietnam always treasures and wishes to strengthen its traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with Bulgaria, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told his Bulgarian counterpart Rosen Zhelyazkov in Sofia on September 25.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held talks in Brasilia on September 25 (Brazil time) as part of the Vietnamese leader’s official visit to the South American country.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Prime Minister of Bulgaria Nikolai Denkov have agreed to revitalise traditional areas of cooperation.

The Ministry of National Defence on September 25 handed over the State President’s decisions to three officers, who will join the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko arrived the central city of Da Nang on September 14, continuing their official visit to Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Sao Paulo International Airport around the noon of September 23 (local time), starting an official visit to Brazil from September 23 to 26.

Two ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy, frigate HMNZS Te Mana and sustainment vessel HMNZS Aotearoa, arrived at the international port of Ho Chi Minh City on September 24, starting a five-day friendship visit to Vietnam.

President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez arrived in Hanoi on September 24, beginning a five-day visit to Vietnam.