Star Telecom (Unitel), a joint venture between Vietnam’s Viettel Global JSC and Laos Asia Telecom, sets to provide high-speed Internet access to 80 percent of the Lao population by 2020, according to Unitel General Director Cao Anh Son.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with representatives of the Union of Vietnamese Association in Europe (UVAE) and the Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic (VAC) in Vienna, Austria, on October 15.
A photo exhibition featuring the friendship and solidarity between Vietnam and Cuba opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 15.
A ceremony was held at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on October 15 to see off the second group of Vietnam’s first Level-2 field hospital to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.
The first Gwangju – Jeonnam sport tournament took place in Gwangju city, the Republic of Korea (RoK) last weekend, attracting nearly 1,000 Vietnamese expatriates living in the area.
The Vietnam-Uzbekistan Friendship Association (VUFA) convened its fifth national congress for the 2018-2023 term in Hanoi on October 14.
Members of the International Organisation of Francophonie (OIF), including Vietnam, affirmed the importance of multilateral organisations in maintaining global peace and stability at the 17th Francophonie Summit, held in Yerevan capital of Armenia, on October 11 and 12.
The seventh national congress of Vietnamese Catholic building and protecting the homeland for the 2018-2023 tenure opened in Hanoi on October 13.
The 17th Summit of the International Organisation of Francophonie (OIF) wrapped up in Yerevan capital city of Armenia on October 12 afternoon after two working days.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on October 12 urged the Francophone community to promote intensive cooperation and take a holistic approach on all issues in order to find effective solutions to deep-rooted crisis and instability such as inequality, poverty and underdevelopment.
Officials of the central province of Quang Binh and the Lao province of Savannakhet on October 12 agreed to promote cooperation in trade, investment, and tourism, as well as to work closely in educating the two countries’ peoples on their bilateral friendship and special solidarity.
Tran Quoc Vuong, Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat, received a delegation from the Lao capital city of Vientiane led by its Secretary-Mayor Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune in Hanoi on October 12.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on October 12 hosted a reception for Mayor of Vientiane, Laos, Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune who is in Hanoi for experience exchange between the two capital cities.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on October 11 met with several other attendees on the sidelines of the ongoing 17th Francophonie Summit in Yerevan, Armenia.
The Indian Defence Ministry announced on October 11 that the Indian Navy’s Kora-class missile corvette INS Kulish (P63) and naval maritime patrol aircraft Dornier arrived in Indonesia for the opening ceremony of the 32nd edition of India – Indonesia coordinated patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT).
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan held talks with Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Binali Yildirim in Ankara capital city on October 11 as part of the Vietnamese leader’s official visit to Turkey.
Vietnam affirmed its commitments to and unity with the Francophone community during the 17th Francophonie Summit that opened in Yerevan, Armenia on October 11.
The sixth deputy ministerial-level strategic dialogue on foreign affairs and defence between Vietnam and Australia took place in Hanoi on October 10, chalking out plans to boost the bilateral strategic partnership.
