General Tô Lâm, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, spoke on the telephone on Wednesday afternoon with Priti Patel, Home Secretary of the UK, on the co-ordination of work in establishing the identities of victims believed to be Vietnamese nationals, in the incident where 39 people were found dead in a container truck in the UK on October 23.

Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN, has lauded the efforts made by countries, the UN and regional and international organisations inrealising the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.

Indian naval ship, Ins Sahyadri, under the command of Capt Ashwin Arvind, docked at the central city’s Tiên Sa Port on Tuesday, starting a three-day friendly visit from October 29 to November 1.

Việt Nam always attaches importance to its relations with France, its leading partner in Europe and the world, according to Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Trần Quốc Vượng.

The National Assembly (NA) began an important discussion on socio-economic and State budget performance in 2019 and plans for 2020 on Wednesday.

Việt Nam always treasures the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia and supports the country in enhancing its role and position in Asia-Pacific, Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has said.

 Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng has thanked the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and relevant agencies in the UK for their active support and sharing of information related to last week's lorry deaths in Essex.

President Hồ Chi Minh is the founder of comprehensive diplomacy of Việt Nam including cultural diplomacy, creating the momentum for the country’s external relations in the integration process, said Nguyễn Quốc Cường, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

A ceremony was held in Hà Nội on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the traditional day of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts in Laos (October 30).