The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on September 29.

Foreign Minister Sơn is on a two-day official visit to Austria at the invitation of Austrian Minister Alexander Schallenberg.

A Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) delegation led by Tran Duc Thang, Deputy Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, visited Nicaragua from September 25 – 28 at the invitation of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN).

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and other NA deputies of northern Hai Phong city met with voters in Thuy Nguyen district on September 29, ahead of the 15th parliament’s fourth session.

This is Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz's first visit to a country outside Latin America since he took office in December 2019 and the first to Việt Nam by a Cuban leader since 2018.

Thailand is now the largest trade partner and the second biggest investor of Việt Nam in ASEAN.

Tô Anh Dũng, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, was relieved from office due to serious violations.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 29 hosted an official welcome ceremony for his Cuban counterpart Manuel Marrero Cruz who is on an official friendship visit to Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Government leader suggested Warburg Pincus, with its worldwide network of clients, continue to work as a bridge helping investors from the US and other foreign countries access Việt Nam.  

Deputy head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for External Relations Truong Quang Hoai Nam had meetings with Egyptian parliamentarians and representatives from political parties, during his visit to Egypt from September 27-29.

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

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz leading a high-level Government delegation of Cuba arrived in Hanoi late September 28, beginning an official friendship visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.

Vietnam and Laos exchanged experience in people friendship activities at a conference in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Tri on September 28.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception for visiting First Vice President of the Thai Senate General Singsuk Singpai and a delegation of the Senate Standing Committee on the Independent Organs under the Constitution of Thailand in Hanoi on September 28.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation landed in Hanoi on September 28 afternoon, concluding their trip to Japan to attend the State funeral for former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has relieved two officials from office due to serious violations.

The Deputy PM said Việt Nam looks forward to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s trip to Việt Nam in November which is expected to create a driving force for the further development of relations between the two countries.

Vietnamese foreign minister thanked the Government and people of Germany for providing Việt Nam with COVID-19 vaccines and medical equipment

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on September 28.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and offered condolences to Abe Akie, the widow of late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, at her home on September 28.