Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chair of BRICS 2024, on October 23 evening (local time) hosted a welcome ceremony for head delegates and a reception for the delegations to the BRICS Summit and Expanded BRICS meeting.

Newly-elected State President Luong Cuong took the oath of office in Hanoi on October 21, pledging absolute loyalty to the Fatherland, the people and the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and all-out efforts to fulfil tasks assigned by the Party, State and people.

BHG - Standing Vice Chairman of Ha Giang Provincial People's Committee Hoang Gia Long received a delegation from Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation in Vietnam (Helvetas Vietnam) led by Pham Van Luong, Country Director of Helvetas Vietnam, on the morning of October 16.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 14 for visiting Governor of Gunma prefecture Yamamoto Ichita and representatives of 25 businesses from the Japanese locality.

BHG - Chairman of the Ha Giang Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Son on October 9 hosted a courtesy meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaryof the Czech RepublicHynek Kmonicekand his colleagues during their visit to the province.

BHG - Ha Giang Province held a press and media seminar on October 8 with the goal of promoting digital transformation and spreading images of Ha Giang.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 8 attended and delivered an important speech at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ASEAN BIS) as part of his attendance to the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits in Vientiane, Laos.

Vietnam and France have issued a joint statement on the upgrade of bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on the occasion of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s official visit to France from October 6-7.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam had a meeting with the Vietnamese community in France on October 5 (local time), as part of the leader's trip to attend the 19th Francophonie Summit and pay an official visit to France.

BHG - Recent heavy rains and flooding in Ha Giang Province over the past four days have caused significant damage, totaling more than 93.3 billion VNDAs of 4 pm on October 2,according to a quick report from theStanding Office under the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue.

BHG - The landslide-hit section at Km49+500 on National Highway No.2 was opened to traffic at 13:00 on October 2 after more than three days of construction. The highway runs through Nam Buong Village in Viet Vinh Commune, Bac Quang District, Ha Giang Province.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam landed at Dublin Airport at 8:30 pm on October 1 (local time), beginning a state visit to Ireland at the invitation of Irish President Michael D. Higgins.

BHG - According to the People's Committee of Ha Giang Province’s report on the damage caused by the impact of floods in Ha Giang Province, as of 11:00 a.m. on September 30, 14 people were either dead, missing or injured, including two dead and four missing, with the disaster also causing injuries to eight people.

At the invitation of Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, Irish President Michael D. Higgins and French President Emmanuel Macron, General Secretary and President To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation will pay state visits to Mongolia and Ireland, attend the 19th Francophonie Summit and pay an official visit to France from September 30 to October 7.