(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary To Lam will pay an official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from Tuesday to Thursday. The visit, made at the invitation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is the first by a General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam to the UK in 13 years. It is of great historic significance, reaffirming the strategic trust between the two nations and opening up new, practical directions for future cooperation.

(VOVWORLD) - The 2025 Autumn Fair, the first national-scale fair directly directed by the Prime Minister, will open at the Vietnam Exposition Center in Hanoi on Saturday. Running until November 4, the event gathers more than 3,000 booths representing 34 provinces and cities, ministries, and thousands of domestic and foreign enterprises.

(VOVWORLD) - The United Nation celebrates its 80th founding anniversary on October 24. Despite growing challenges and difficulties in recent years, the world’s largest organization remains a symbol of multilateralism, a pillar of global peace, security, and governance.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) grew more than 7% in nine months of 2025, underpinning the city’s effective economic management and role as the “growth engine” of Vietnam, which contributes roughly one-fourth of the national economy. The service sector, the key driver, expanded 8.6% and accounted for 61% of the total growth. A rebound in domestic purchasing power has revitalized the consumer market.

(VOVWORLD) - The Autumn Fair 2025 will open on Saturday at the Vietnam National Exposition Center in Dong Anh, Hanoi. The fair, covering 130,000 square meters with 3,000 booths of 2,500 enterprises, will be a showcase for digital technology, innovation, and community connection.

(VOVWORLD) - The “Hanoi Convention,” the United Nations’ first legal document on combating cybercrime, was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 24, 2024, will be officially open for signing in Hanoi on October 25-26, 2025. The event will be co-chaired by Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong and UN Secretary-General António Guterres. This event will open a new chapter in global cybersecurity cooperation and reaffirm Vietnam’s role and responsibility in sharing the duty of safeguarding cyberspace.

(VOVWORLD) -The global economy is showing signs of strain due to US tariff policies and a growing protectionism, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) warned at their annual meeting in Washington last week.

(VOVWORLD) -Hanoi has launched three new tourism products - “The Southern Thang Long, Hanoi heritage route – Essence of Vietnamese craft villages,” “The path of learning,” and “Tuong Phieu blossoms”. Introduced by the Hanoi Department of Tourism, the three new routes highlight Hanoi’s cultural, historical, and traditional values.

(VOVWORLD) - The Government is determined to fulfill its socio-economic targets for 2025 and the 2026-2030 period, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, presenting the Government’s report at the opening of the last session of the 15th National Assembly on Monday. The Prime Minister said the Government will build on achievements obtained over the past five years despite numerous difficulties and challenges.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will take part in the Jet Ski competition at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 33), to be held in Thailand later this year. This is Vietnam’s debut in this thrilling water sport at the regional sporting event.