Lawmakers ratified the law on the management and use of state capital in production and business during their plenary session in Hanoi on November 26, with 85.11 percent of votes in favour.

The fourth ASEAN Sergeant Major Annual Meeting (ASMAM-4 ) has offered participants a chance to enhance their understanding and collaboration among ground groups of ASEAN’s armies, said the Major General and Deputy Director of the Department of Military Training under the General Staff, Nguyen Van Luan.

Minister of Defence General Phung Quang Thanh hosted a reception for ASEAN army chiefs in Hanoi on November 26.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong landed in Minsk, the capital of Belarus on November 26, beginning his official three-day visit at the invitation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Vietnam and Russia have issued a joint statement at the end of the Russia visit by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong from November 23-26, affirming to continue strengthening comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

Up to 44 percent of some 35 Internet users in Vietnam have yet shopped online, said a representative from Internet giant Google at a talk on the 2014 Vietnam Online Shopping Day and online advertising strategies in Hanoi on November 25.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc paid a visit to Chile from November 23-25 during which he held a political consultation with his Chilean counterpart Edgado Riveros Marin.

The European Institute for Asian Studies held a workshop in Brussels, Belgium, on November 25 to introduce a book on the East Sea in Vietnam written by BBC reporter Bill Hayton. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong left Sochi city on the morning of November 26 (local time), concluding his official visit to Russia at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin. 

The upcoming visit of Hungarian President Ader Janos is expected to foster multifaceted links between the two nations, especially in economics, trade, investment, and education and training.