Viet Nam & World

The seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) opened in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on October 15.

Politburo member and Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee Tran Cam Tu held talks with Vilay Lakhamphong, Politburo member and Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee, in Ha Noi on October 15.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation are scheduled to pay a state visit to Denmark and official visits to the European Union and Belgium from October 19 to 24.

The Dong Nai City Party Committee and People’s Committee, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Viet Nam, co-organised Meet Korea 2026 in Dong Nai City on October 15.

President of the Swiss Federation Guy Parmelin and his spouse will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from October 17-18, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 15.

President of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Xi’an city, Shaanxi province, for Viet Nam at noon on October 15 (local time), concluding a successful official visit to China and co-chairing the second meeting of the cooperation committee between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China.

A delegation from Ho Chi Minh City, led by Le Quoc Phong, member of the Party Central Committee and Standing Deputy Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, has paid a visit to Germany to exchange experience in preventing and combating corruption and negative phenomena, while promoting cooperation in science and technology, innovation and urban governance with German localities.

The second Russia–Viet Nam people-to-people diplomacy forum officially opened in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on October 14. The event was jointly organised by the Saint Petersburg Committee for External Relations, the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the Tradition and Friendship Foundation.

Viet Nam’s Engineering Team No. 5 actively participated in a peace walk organised by the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in the Abyei area, in Africa, on October 14.

A delegation from the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee visited School No. 488 in the Vyborg District of Saint Petersburg, which houses a museum space dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh, on October 14 as part of a working visit to Russia to attend the second Russia-Viet Nam people-to-people diplomacy forum.

Viet Nam supports an open, rules-based multilateral trading system, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang has affirmed, highlighting the challenges facing developing economies with high levels of economic openness amid growing global uncertainty.

Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan held talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva in Baku on October 14, on the occasion of her attendance at the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).

The first official visit to Viet Nam by Liechtenstein Prime Minister Brigitte Haas is expected to provide fresh impetus for bilateral ties, particularly in economic cooperation, high technology, innovation and business connectivity, Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Chau Mai Anh has said.

President of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man on October 14 sent a message of congratulations to Ahmed Touizi on his election as Speaker of the House of Representatives of Morocco.

Viet Nam always attaches importance to and gives top priority to its great friendship, special solidarity, comprehensive cooperation and strategic cohesion with Laos, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung said at a reception in Ha Noi on October 14 for Politburo member and Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee Vilay Lakhamfong.

The Vietnamese Party and State consistently support and facilitate closer and more substantive defence cooperation with Cambodia, affirmed General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam received General Khamlieng Outhakaisone, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Laos, in Ha Noi on October 14.

Viet Nam encourages businesses based in Germany's Hamburg city to invest in the country, especially in green transition and renewable energy, said Prime Minister Le Minh Hung while receiving Peter Tschentscher, Prime Minister and First Mayor of Hamburg, in Ha Noi on October 14.

Vilay Lakhamphong, Politburo member and Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee, arrived in Ha Noi on the afternoon of October 14, beginning a three-day official visit to Viet Nam.

The defence ministers of Viet Nam, Laos, and Cambodia gathered in Ha Noi on October 14 for their annual meeting, reaffirming their shared commitment to enhancing solidarity, political trust, and defence cooperation.