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Both nations have reaffirmed their traditional friendship and agreed to bold cooperation across multiple fields, pledging closer coordination to advance mutual development and regional stability.

The Vietnam Railways Corporation has launched online ticket sales for the passenger service between Gia Lam Station and Nanning in China, available via its official website https://dsvn.vn.

The Hanoi People’s Committee held a groundbreaking ceremony on October 9 for the Nam Thang Long-Tran Hung Dao section of Metro Line 2, a key project that will run beneath the city’s Old Quarter.

Authorities in Dong Cuong Commune, in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, have safely detonated a 300-kilogramme bomb discovered by local residents.

As many as 27 sets of war dead remains, along with numerous personal items, have been discovered during the restoration of the Quang Tri Citadel since September 14.

The northern province of Bac Ninh is experiencing severe flooding caused by the circulation of Typhoon Matmo.

The DPRK was one of the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam in 1950.

Rapidly rising Cau River water levels have isolated more than 1,200 households with over 5,000 residents in Trung Gia Commune, Hanoi, following heavy rains and upstream inflows.

Trucks are being used to assist residents in a flood-hit urban area in Hanoi.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam has arrived at Pyongyang Airport, beginning a state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam left Hanoi for Pyongyang on October 9 for a three-day state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Hanoi has started construction of the Thuong Cat Bridge, a key infrastructure project that will link both banks of the Red River and ease urban congestion.

The General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army has ordered the deployment of personnel and flycams to survey vulnerable areas, promptly detecting cracks and zones at risk of landslides.

Many Hanoi residents, fearing a return of torrential rains and severe flooding, have purchased inflatable boats in case roads once again turn into rivers and homes become isolated islands.

Dengue fever cases are rising in many localities, prompting the Ministry of Health to warn of serious complications if patients are complacent, particularly during the rainy season.

Nobel Laureate in Physics Professor Serge Haroche is among dozens of scientists attending the conference “100 Years of Quantum Physics,” which opened on October 7 in the central province of Gia Lai.

Vietnamese customs officers have seized nearly 5,000 smuggled mobile phones and over 2,500 pairs of fake branded children’s shoes brought into the country through several border gates.

Danang City's Son Tra Ward Border Guard Post has fined several boat owners for running illegal sea tours, particularly unlicensed night squid-catching services.

A collapsed rear wall at Van Ho General Hospital in the northern province of Son La let floodwaters rush into the facility, forcing medical staff to carry patients to safety.