Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Prof. Dr. To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee on October 31 had a discussion with participants of a training course for officials planned for the 14th Party Central Committee, focusing on a number of issues on a new era – the era of the nation’s rise.

The Party chief said that this is an era of development and prosperity under the leadership of the CPV, with the successful building of a socialist Vietnam with wealthy people, a strong nation, and a democratic, fair, and civilised society standing shoulder to shoulder with the world's great powers, in which every citizen enjoys a prosperous and happy life and receives support to develop and get rich, making more and more contributions to global peace, stability, development, human happiness, and global civilisation. Read full story

- Leaders of Brunei, the Philippines, Thailand, and Mozambique have extended their congratulations to Luong Cuong on his election as President of Vietnam.

Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah highlighted the traditional friendship and dynamic cooperation between the two countries in the areas of mutual benefits, and expressed his desire to further strengthen the bilateral comprehensive partnership. Read full story

- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 1 visited Qatar Energy-invested Ras Laffan industrial city, 80 kilometres to the northeast of Doha before wrapping up his official visit to the Middle Eastern country.

The industrial complex houses major oil refineries and gas processing facilities, including ORYX GTL, Pearl GTL, and Dolphin. With its enclosed artificial bay spanning 4,500 hectares of water surface, Ras Laffan serves as Qatar's primary liquefied gas production hub and the world's largest LNG export facility. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visits to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Qatar from October 27 to November 1 have garnered widespread attention from prominent Middle Eastern media outlets which have stated the trips will have positive impacts on relations between Vietnam and these countries in the coming time.

In its recent article, the UAE’s oldest English-language daily, Khaleej Times, quoted Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid AL Maktoum: “Vietnam is among Asia’s fastest-growing economies, and we are their largest regional trade partner.” The statement came as the two nations signed their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Vietnam’s first free trade pact with an Arab country. Read full story

- President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro has highly valued the recent visit to Vietnam by Delcy Rodriguez Gomez, member of the Political Bureau of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and Executive Vice President of the country, expressing the most sincere thanks to the key leaders of Vietnam for their unceasing promotion of the traditional friendship between the two countries.

Speaking on the national television channel, Maduro said during the freshly-concluded visit by Delcy Rodriguez, the Party, State, Government, and people of Vietnam gave the high-ranking delegation of Venezuela special sentiments that only close comrades and brothers reserve for each other. The close-knit bonds were vividly reflected through the meeting and talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam, State President Luong Cuong, and State Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan. Read full story

- International organisations and experts have made positive comments on the Vietnamese economy, affirming their optimism about Vietnam's economic outlook.

In its East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Economic Update released in October, the World Bank (WB) predicted that developing economies in the EAP region will continue to grow faster than the rest of the world in 2024, but still slower than before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full story

- Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic product exports are likely to achieve a record high of 62 billion USD in 2024, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

Tien said that in the first ten months of this year, the sector’s export revenue reached 51.74 billion USD, an increase of 20.2% compared to the same period of last year. With this growth momentum, the country's agro-forestry-aquatic product exports will see a new record in 2024, he said. Read full story

- The number of Vietnamese tourists to Australia has grown significantly after the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly 178,000 reported in the past 12 months to August 2024, according to an October 31 press release by the Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism’s Office.

Minister Don Farrell said that since launching “Invested: Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040,” a year ago, his country has been stepping up its efforts across Southeast Asia, and tourism with Vietnam is shaping up to be a huge success story. Read full story

- Vietnam placed first at the World Shuttlecock Championships which closed on October 30 in China.

In the last day of competition, Vietnamese athletes advanced to six finals, in both senior and junior events, winning four./. Read full story