Vietnamese Ambassador to the Republic of Korea (RoK) Nguyen Vu Tung on October 20 presented Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s certificate of merit to Honorary Consul General of Vietnam in the RoK’s Busan-Gyeongnam region Park Soo-kwan in honour of his active and effective contributions to bilateral economic, cultural and educational ties.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and Secretary of State of the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Soeung Rathchavy co-chaired the seventh Vietnam-Cambodia political consultation via videoconference on October 21 to discuss bilateral ties as well as regional and global issues of shared concern.

Vietnam is very well placed within Asia in terms of the general progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative a.i. in Vietnam Terence D. Jones on October 21.

The National Assembly discussed the draft law on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Intellectual Property (IP) on October 21, as part of the 15th legislature’s second session.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong has sent a message to General Secretary of the Mexican Labour Party (PT) Alberto Anaya Gutiérrez, on the occasion of the annual 25th international seminar themed “Parties and a new society” held by the PT from October 21-23.

Vietnam has temporarily recognised vaccination certificates and vaccine passports by 72 countries and territories in line with the Government’s Resolution No.128/NQ-CP on safe and flexible adaptation to and effective control of COVID-19 pandemic, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang.

The Vietnamese Government always listens to and creates the best possible conditions for foreign enterprises and investors to clear hurdles, set up a new normal environment, and recover their production and businesses at the earliest possible, under the motto of preventing disruption to production and supply chains and ensuring a smooth circulation of goods across the country, stated Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will announce a list of medical supplies worth 5 million USD that Vietnam contributes to the ASEAN Regional Reserve of Medical Supplies (RRMS) when he attends the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits, Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue has asked the Government, ministries, sectors, and localities to make all-round assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic’s socio-economic impacts.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits and related summits via video conference on October 26 – 28 at the invitation of the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam – Chair of ASEAN 2021.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 21 send a message of congratulations to Dame Cindy Kiro after the latter was sworn in as the new Governor-General of New Zealand earlier the day.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 21 handed over appointment decisions to eight ambassadors of Vietnam to European and Asian countries in the 2021-2024 term.

Vietnam is likely to fulfill eight out of 12 major socio-economic targets set for this year, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told the opening of the 15th National Assembly’s second session on October 20.

This year’s socio-economic issues, the development plan for 2022, and two draft laws are high on the agenda of the second working day of the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s second session on October 21.