(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation are currently in the Middle East for official visits to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar, the 8th Future Investment Initiative Conference in Saudi Arabia, and a working visit to Saudi Arabia. This trip, from Sunday to Friday, seeks to foster political trust, strengthen Vietnam's ties with the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, pave the way for a new era of cooperation with these countries, and create breakthroughs in economic, trade, and investment cooperation, expanding the reach of Vietnamese products into Gulf markets.

(VOVWORLD) - The openness of the economy and new generation bilateral free trade agreements have offered Vietnamese enterprises many development opportunities. With science and technology application and innovation and incentive mechanisms and policies, Vietnamese enterprises are increasing their competitiveness in domestic and global markets.

(VOVWORLD) - In its latest Global Economic Outlook, released on Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund said the world is reducing inflation but facing an increasingly gloomy and uncertain outlook.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s private sector plays a vital role in advancing social and environmental goals. Despite encouraging progress, further investment and policy reforms are needed to foster the private sector’s contributions to sustainable, inclusive, and comprehensive national development.

(VOVWORLD) - Tong Ju village in Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province, has been recognized as a community tourism village. Officially designated last Friday, Tong Ju is the fourth village in Buon Ma Thuot to join the local community tourism network—a destination that offers a cultural experience unlike any other.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is leading a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to attend the expanded 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan city, Russia, at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, the Chair of the Summit. Vietnam’s attendance at the two-day event illustrates its support for multilateral forums and mechanisms like BRICS.

(VOVWORLD) - SIAL Paris, the international food fair, is taking place in Paris from October 19 to 23 with 7,500 exhibitors from 130 countries and an estimated 285,000 visitors from 200 countries.

(VOVWORLD) - The BRICS Summit, which is taking place in Kazan, Russia, this week, is expected to continue to elevate the Global South as one pole of power in the world affairs.

(VOVWORLD) - Paintings by 13 Vietnamese painters were shown at the Affordable Art Fair in London last week. This was the second time Vietnamese artists introduced their works at the London fair, after the first one in May.

(VOVWORLD) - The 2024 "Yellow Season of Bac Son" festival is now in full swing, celebrating traditional cultural activities and the daily lives of local ethnic minorities. The festival combines culture and tourism in a way that showcases the potential and unique charm of Bac Son district, Lang Son province, for domestic and international tourists and travel businesses.