VOV.VN - The National Assembly on November 17 examined the Government’s proposal to use a single nationwide set of general education textbooks starting from the 2026–2027 school year, and provide textbooks free of charge for students by 2030.

Party General Secretary To Lam on November 17 outlined crucial, forward-looking requirements for the Government Inspectorate, stressing the need for the inspection work to fundamentally shift its focus from merely "handling violations" to "prevention early and from afar."

The official visit to Algeria from November 18-20 by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will open up new cooperation agreements, contribute to completing the legal framework, and facilitate bilateral exchanges and collaboration in trade, culture, and education, Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Tran Quoc Khanh told the host country’s media.

VOV.VN - All Vietnamese citizens will be given free annual health check-ups, starting 2026, and the policy will be implemented according to prioritided groups and within the capacity of the national budget, according to Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming official visit to Algeria from November 18 – 20 is expected to open a new chapter in the longstanding friendship between Vietnam and Algeria, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria Tran Quoc Khanh.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) on November 17 is scheduled to deliberate draft laws and resolutions relating to national reserves, education and training, public health, industry and security, as part of the agenda of its ongoing 10th session.

VOV.VN - Experts contributing opinions to the draft Political Report for the coming 14th National Party Congress have affirmed that the Party building and rectification campaign continues to be the decisive factor determining every success in the cause of Đổi mới (Renewal) and national development and defence.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse Le Thi Bich Tran, accompanied by a high-level Vietnamese delegation, met with officials of Vietnam’s representative missions and members of the Vietnamese community in Kuwait on the evening of November 16 in Kuwait City, shortly after arriving in the Middle Eastern country earlier the same day.

The Party and State have always valued and listened to the heartfelt contributions of overseas Vietnamese, particularly intellectuals, experts, and entrepreneurs who possess modern knowledge, international experience, and deep patriotism, representing an important resource contributing to national development and sustainable international integration.

The renewed mindset, development aspirations, and national self-reliance spirit reflected in the draft documents for the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has received support from overseas Vietnamese (OVs), including intellectuals, experts, business leaders.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, accompanied by his spouse and a senior Vietnamese delegation, departed Hanoi on the morning of November 16 for an official visit to Kuwait from November 16-18, at the invitation of his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al Sabah.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, accompanied by his spouse and a high-level Vietnamese delegation, left Hanoi on November 16 for official visits to Kuwait and Algeria, and attendance at the G20 Summit alongside bilateral activities in South Africa.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on November 15 chaired the second meeting of the organising committee for a lawmaking forum set for November 22.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man accepted a bronze-and-iron light sculpture titled “Suc manh cua long dan” (Power of the People’s Will) donated to the future Vietnam NA Museum by artisan Bui Van Tu during a ceremony in Hanoi on November 15.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man chaired a conference in Hanoi on November 15 to review the fight against corruption, wastefulness and negative practices within the NA’s Party Organisation during the National Party Congress’s 13th term.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will begin an overseas tour on November 16-24 with a stop in Kuwait, the first visit by a Vietnamese Government leader in 16 years and timed ahead of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties (January 10) next year.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang has highlighted the significance of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming official visits to Kuwait and Algeria, attendance at the G20 Summit, and bilateral activities in South Africa.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam hosted a reception on November 15 in Hanoi for Kuroiwa Yuji, Governor of Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture during his working trip to Vietnam from November 11 to 17.

A nationwide conference to thoroughly study and disseminate the Politburo’s directive on preparations for the elections of deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and all-level People’s Councils for the 2026-2031 term concluded in Hanoi on November 15 after completing its full agenda.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Vu Le Thai Hoang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations and other international organisations in Vienna (Austria) recently held a farewell meeting with Ghada Waly as she concluded her tenure as Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Director-General of the UN Office in Vienna.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting of permanent Government members in Hanoi on November 15 to review planning for the Red River Landscape Boulevard and an Olympic sports urban area, two flagship projects aimed at transforming the capital’s urban landscape.

VOV.VN - President of the Senate of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil will make an official visit to Vietnam from November 18 to 22.

VOV.VN - Permanent Deputy Minister Nguyen Minh Vu recently held a working session with Pauline Tamesis, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam and Head of UN development agencies, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters to discuss key policy directions for Vietnam’s development in the coming period, as currently re

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has underscored the need to firmly prevent negative practices such as unhealthy lobbying, “buying” candidacies, “buying” votes, or group interests that could distort the meaning of elections.

VOV.VN - Digital government cannot be achieved without digital citizens, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said, stressing that people must remain “both the center and the driver” of the national digital transformation to ensure they genuinely benefit from it.

At the second Vietnam–Cambodia Border Defence Friendship Exchange, General Phan Van Giang, Vietnam’s Minister of National Defence, and General Tea Seiha, Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, jointly repainted Marker 171 at the Moc Bai International Border Gate.

The National Election Council (NEC) will hold a national conference on November 15 to disseminate the Politburo’s Directive on implementing preparations for the elections of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 tenure.

UNESCO Representative to Vietnam Jonathan Wallace Baker said Vietnam’s election as Vice-President of the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference reinforces its image as a bridge between the Global South and the wider international community.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Yousef Al-Sabbagh said Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming visit to Kuwait is expected to create new opportunities for closer bilateral cooperation, particularly in trade, energy, digital transformation, food security, and tourism.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang performed the ceremony of saluting and painting milestone 171 at the Moc Bai International Border Gate on November 14, marking the start of activities under the 2nd Vietnam–Cambodia Border Defence Friendship Exchange, held in Bavet city, Svay Rieng province, Cambodia.