Vietnam has been successfully connected with the ASEAN Compulsory Motor Insurance (ACMI) database system, the country’s national bureau for implementing Protocol 5 - the ASEAN Scheme of Compulsory Motor Vehicle Insurance (VINABAI) - said on November 15.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Frankfurt city of Germany and the Vietnam - Germany Innovation Network (VGInetwork) have held a symposium looking into the prospects of the two countries’ cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), innovation, and smart city development.

Assoc. Prof., Dr. Tran Xuan Bach, a lecturer of the Hanoi Medical University, has won the Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)’s LMIC Health Economics and Outcomes Research Excellence Award.

Deputy Director of the Lao Cai provincial Police Department Col. Tran Quoc Huy held talks with Huang Bizhong, chief of the public security bureau of Honghe county of China’s Yunnan province, in northern border Lao Cai city on November 14.

The Vietnamese community in Luxembourg has shown their belief in the prospect of the relations between the two countries, hoping that cooperation will be expanded from the economic and financial areas to cultural exchange.

VOV.VN - A prolonged spell of heavy rain over the past two days have flooded streets in Hoi An Ancient City, a World Heritage Site in central Vietnam, making them impassable.

VOV.VN - Torrential rain has over the past few days triggered floods in central Vietnam, forcing local residents to move to a higher ground for safety reasons.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City was presented with the Digital Government Award of the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO) at the ASOCIO Digital Summit held in Seoul (Republic of Korea) on November 14.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese students made up the fifth largest group of foreign students in the United States for the 2022/23 academic year, according to the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) annual Open Doors report.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) has announced that it will offer special train services shuttling between the centre of Hanoi and Gia Lam train factory which is the venue of the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2023 from November 17-26.

VOV.VN - The central region of Vietnam has experienced torrential rainfall of up to 800mm over the past few days that triggered water levers in major rivers from Nghe An to Thua Thien-Hue provinces to swell up quickly, leading to the risk of inundation, flash floods, and landslides.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao has urged the Vietnamese Students' Association in Hungary to promote its role in engaging its members in social, community and school activities in the host country, thus building and promoting the image and enhancing the position of Vietnam.

Nearly 500 Cambodian students have received support from Vietnamese organisations and individuals under the “Nurturing seeds of Friendship” programme, which was launched by the Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Association in 2012.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar has promptly devised plans to protect and ensure the safety of Vietnamese citizens living and working in some northern states, which have seen complex security developments in recent days.

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has mobilised the participation of the entire political system to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in a bid to have the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning against Vietnam’s seafood exports lifted.

The 18th ASEAN GO-NGO Forum on Social Welfare and Development took place in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh on November 13.

VOV.VN - The 41st Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA 41) opened in Hanoi on November 13, bringing together more than 200 directors of prison administrations from 25 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

VOV.VN - Traditional Vietnamese products and items from 50 other countries were put on display at the Prague international festival 2023 which was held in the Czech Republic on November 12 to raise funds for charitable activities.

VOV.VN - Border guards of Thanh Hoa province, central Vietnam, confirmed on November 13 that they had arrested a Lao national for transporting a huge quantity of synthetic drugs into Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A cold air wave, the strongest since winter 2023, hit northern border provinces of Vietnam on November 12 evening and is impacting other localities in the northern and central regions on November 13.

Legendary jazz musician Kenny G, during his upcoming tour in Vietnam, will donate a saxophone that he cherishes for auction to raise funds for people with difficult circumstances, especially children, in the country.

A unique medical mission focusing on craniofacial trauma surgery for children will go to Vietnam from the UK to work with three major hospitals in Hanoi from November 16-30.

The Association of Vietnamese People in Thailand and the Vietnamese community in Mukdahan province on November 11 organised a ceremony to honour the Vietnamese Thai teachers who have made significant contributions to the teaching of the Vietnamese language in Thailand.

VOV.VN - A coldest spell since the beginning of this year’s Winter is moving close to northern localities, with temperatures dropping sharply, even below 15 degrees Celsius in some areas, according to the National Centre for Hydro Meteorological and Forecasting.

The Vietnamese community in Israel remains safe more than one month after conflicts broke out in Israel, heard an online meeting on November 11 connecting Vietnamese citizens living across Israel with media agencies in Vietnam.

Phase one of the upgrade of Bo De Pagoda, a Vietnamese pagoda in the central Lao province of Khammouane, was inaugurated at a ceremony on November 12.

AV-ITECH Village, an Australian-Vietnamese innovation and technology hub, has recently launched in the Australian state of Victoria, with the goals of fostering economic development and enhancing bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

The National Weather and Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Center on November 11 predicted a cold snap in northern Vietnam and heavy rain in central Vietnam starting from November 12.

A delegation from the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education led by its Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Lam is paying a visit to France to study the press, publishing and foreign information work in the European country.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Vietnam Journalists' Association (VJA), led by its Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Loi, paid a working visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from November 5-10 to exchange experience with their Korean partners in adapting to the digital transformation period.