VOV.VN - Vietnam and Belgium's Wallonie-Bruxelles on November 19 signed the minutes of cooperation for the 2025-27 period, marking a milestone in bilateral ties.

The Vietnamese Association in Hungary has convened its third congress for the 2024-2029 term, outlining its activities for the new term, adopting an amended charter and electing a 42-member executive board.

A rare green sea turtle, weighing nearly 20 kilograms, was successfully rescued and released back into the ocean by the Con Co Island Marine Reserve Management Board on November 19.

The Long Sap (Vietnam) – Pa Hang (Laos) international border gate pair was officially launched with a ceremony held in Vietnam's Son La province on November 19.

The ‘Plastic Rehab Camp’ communication project has been initiated by Choice, a Vietnamese non-profit company, in Ho Chi Minh City to wean the community off using single-use plastic (SUP).

The central city of Da Nang and Japan’s Sakai city have agreed to boost cooperation in building a carbon-neutral model, investment, trade, tourism and launching a direct air route for future development.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung on November 19 emphasised that artificial intelligence (AI) is the core technology of the 4th Industrial Revolution, as important as the steam engine of the first Industrial Revolution, the power generator of the 2nd Industrial Revolution and the personal computer of the 3rd Industrial Revolution.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Man-yi, the ninth storm to hit the East Sea this year, is anticipted to continue to weaken into a tropical depression over the next 72 hours, according to details given by the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - A working delegation from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education (HCMUE), led by Prof. Dr. Huynh Van Son, the university's Principal, has paid a working visit to the UK in a bid to strengthen exchanges and co-operation with British universities in teacher training, teaching, scientific research, and promoting gender equality in education.

The defence ministries of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia on November 18 launched a joint search and rescue exercise themed "Rescue and relief activities at collapsed structures" at the Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia Training Centre in mountainous Chum Sen Rikreay area, Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia.

The VinFuture Foundation has announced its flagship Science and Technology Week and Award Ceremony scheduled for December 4-7 in Hanoi, bringing together leading experts in pivotal technological domains such as materials sciences, AI, air pollution and environmental studies.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Ninh Binh is keen to build co-operative ties with historical Armenian cities and heritage urban areas, Doan Minh Huan, secretary of the provincial Party Committee, said at a meeting held with visiting President of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia Alen Simonyan on November 18.

Japanese ship Nippon Maru with 168 delegates of the 48th Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme (SSEAYP) on board left Ho Chi Minh City on November 17 afternoon for other stops in their journey this year.

VOV.VN - Local professor and doctor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong received the 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Award on November 16, with the award being dubbed as the ‘Nobel Prize of Asia’, in Manila in the Philippines.

More than 300 ambassadors, diplomats and officials from international organisations and hundreds of Hanoi residents joined the fourth annual "For a Green Hanoi" cycling event on November 17 morning in Hanoi.

Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, has presented the first-class Labour Order to the Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic and the third-class Labour Orders to three individuals in recognition of their achiviements and contributions to national development and the relations between the two countries.

In his call to action, Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan stated that reducing premature and low birth weight births, and consequently lowering infant mortality, required a unified approach.

Telecoms service providers in Vietnam are investing in 4G and 5G mobile phone connectivity infrastructure at the same time.

VOV.VN - A cold air mass is currently moving southward that will send temperatures falling down when the cold grips across northern localities, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The Khmer community, which makes up about 30% of the population of the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, has enjoyed improved living conditions thanks to the support from the Party, State, and local administration.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMYU) in Ho Chi Minh City on September 15 hosted an exchange programme between local youths and the Swiss nationals who raised the flag of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam on top of Notre Dame Cathedral Paris 55 years ago.

VOV.VN - Super Typhoon Man-yi is expected to batter the Philippines’ Luzon island on November 17 afternoon before moving into the East Sea hours later, becoming the ninth storm to affect Vietnam this year, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Perth, Australia, recently collaborated with University of Western Australia (UWA) to organise a “Homeland Spring” programme for the Vietnamese community there, which spotlighted a message of solidarity and looking towards the homeland.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has been appointed as the new chairman of the Vietnam National Commission for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), replacing Ha Kim Ngoc.

VOV.VN - The police of the southwestern border province of Tay Ninh have smashed a drug trafficking ring moving illegal substances from Cambodia into Vietnam, arresting seven people and seizing 58 kg of drugs.

VOV.VN - Approximately 50,000 recently flocked to Cao Dai Holy See in south-western Tay Ninh province to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Caodaism.

VOV.VN - Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki and Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Long, Deputy Minister of Public Security of Vietnam, on November 15 signed a diplomatic note for a project worth JPY500 million to upgrade the national population database center.

VOV.VN - Man-yi intensified into a super typhoon on November 16 and is expected to move into the East Sea on November 18 morning, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Centre.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 15 called on the whole society to join hands with teachers and the education sector in nurturing owners of the future, especially when Vietnam is preparing to entering the new era - the era of the nation’s rise.

A total of 18 candidates from five Asian countries have completed a Hanoi training programme which aimed to prepare trainers for delivering specialized training meeting UN standards on peacekeeping.