Nhan Dan Online

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung inspected two major infrastructure projects in Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of October 13 during his working trip to the southern metropolis, reviewing construction progress and obstacles requiring urgent resolution.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung hosted a reception in Ha Noi on October 13 for Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Khamlieng Outhakaisone, affirming that defence and security cooperation is an important pillar of bilateral relations.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung hosted a reception in Ha Noi on October 13 for Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Gen. Tea Seiha, who is in Viet Nam for the annual meeting of the Vietnamese, Cambodian and Lao defence ministers and a joint military exercise among their armies.

As part of his official visit to China, President of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man received Zhao Yide, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shaanxi province, which is the cradle of the Chinese revolution and holds memories of the years when President Ho Chi Minh stood shoulder to shoulder with generations of Chinese leaders in their arduous revolutionary struggle, in Xi’an city on October 13.

National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man sent a message of congratulations to Henrik Frandsen on his election as Speaker of the Danish Parliament.

Viet Nam’s innovation startup ecosystem is improving in scale and standing, creating a need for deeper, quality-driven development. Completing the institutional framework, unlocking funding sources and supporting technology commercialisation are key tasks in fostering more businesses capable of competing in the market.

The apartment market in Ho Chi Minh City and neighbouring areas saw a clear shift, with price growth slowing down and buyers becoming more selective based on their financial capacity in the third quarter of 2026, while rising development and input costs continued to push up prices of newly launched landed-property projects, according to a report by Avison Young Viet Nam.

Viet Nam condemns recent attacks on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia that have caused civilian casualties and threatened peace and stability in the region and the world, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on October 13 in response to a reporter’s query regarding the attacks.

Nguyen Doan Anh, Vice President of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) and Chairman of the Viet Nam-China Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group, had a meeting with Chairman of the Ethnic Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) and President of the China-Viet Nam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group Bayanqolu in Beijing on October 13 to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the two legislative bodies.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau visited and held a working session with representatives from Tsinghua University, one of China’s leading institutions of higher education and scientific research, on October 13, as part of the official visit to China by National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man.

“Resilience starts at home” is the timely message from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) for this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (October 13). Amid the complex evolution of climate change, this theme urges the world towards reshape its mindset to prevention: building adaptive capacity from each family — society’s smallest unit.

Global gold prices fell to 4,187.1 USD per ounce on October 13. Domestically, SJC gold bar and ring prices declined in tandem with global rates, traded at 144.3 million VND per tael and 143.8 million VND per tael, respectively.