The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is scheduled to hold the 27th session from October 11-17, according to the NA Office.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on October 10 requested the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang to focus on effective development to contribute to the realisation of national targets this year.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on October 10 held talks with his Japanese counterpart Kamikawa Yoko during her visit to Vietnam from October 10 - 11.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai had a meeting with visiting Deputy Secretary General of Germany’s political foundation Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Gerhard Wahlers in Hanoi on October 10.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee and the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union (LPRYU) Central Committee jointly organised the Vietnam-Laos youth friendship meeting 2023 in Vientiane on October 10.

Sailing ship 286-Le Quy Don of the Vietnam Naval Academy under the Vietnam People’s Navy docked at Changi port on October 10, beginning a friendly visit to Singapore.

Head of Chuvashia, a republic of Russia, Oleg Nikolaev on October 9 affirmed that his administration always pays attention to supporting Vietnamese enterprises in boosting with local peers.

The Algeria-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group made its debut in Algiers on October 9, aiming to reinforce relations between the two countries in all fields, especially through parliamentary channel.

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

The opening ceremony of a UN Military Observers (UNMO) course took place in Hanoi on October 9.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien co-chaired a conference in Hanoi on October 9 to review and and sign a joint resolution on the coordination between the Government and the VFF Central Committee's Presidium.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

While Vietnam’s human rights achievements have won high evaluation from the international community in the recent past, wrongful and inaccurate information about the country’s human rights situation has appeared on the internet.

The eighth session of the 13th Party Central Committee, which took place from October 2-8, was a success, creating a new momentum for the country’s synchronous and comprehensive reform, the building of the Party and the political system as well as the nation’s fast and sustainable development.

While Vietnam’s human rights achievements have won high evaluation from the international community in the recent past, wrongful and inaccurate information about the country’s human rights situation has appeared on the internet.

President Vo Van Thuong attended a ceremony in Bac Giang province on October 8 to mark 60 years since the then President Ho Chi Minh’s presence and direction at the first Party congress of Ha Bac province (now Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces) (October 17, 1963-2023).

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi co-chaired the fifth meeting of the Vietnam-UAE Inter-Governmental Committee in Hanoi on October 8.

A working delegation from the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, led by head of the provincial Party Committee's Board for Mass Mobilisation and President of the province’s Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Lo Van Mung, had a working session with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) as part of their trip to Switzerland from October 4-7.

Vietnam has kept a close watch on, and been concerned over the escalating conflict between Hamas forces and Israel that has resulted in many casualties for civilians, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on October 8.