As many as 34 training courses were organised for officers from Vietnamese land fund development organisations to enhance their capacity in planning and implementing involuntary resettlement in the country’s grid investments in central and southern localities.

Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Cecilia Piccioni said there is an increase in the number of Vietnamese learning Italian with thousands of students in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang.

A workshop marking the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution of Russia (November 7) took place in Hanoi on November 23. 

Nguyen Dinh Chieu School in Hanoi has 180  visually impaired students out of the total 1,740. However, the school only has two teachers trained to teach disabled students. The shortage has caused difficulties for both teachers and learners.

Hundreds of orphan and homeless children call Venerable Thich Phuoc Ngoc ‘father’ and Suoi Nguon Tinh Thuong (spring of compassion) Buddhist Orphanage Centre ‘home’, where they are loved, cared for and provided with nutrition by monks and volunteers.

VOV.VN - President Tran Dai Quang has hailed the success of the 8th National Congress of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, saying that the Congress is a major religious event of Vietnamese Buddhist dignitaries and followers. 

VOV.VN - Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Tat Thanh Cang, hosted a reception on November 23 for the visiting President of the Korea International Exchange Fund, Lee Si Hyung.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The has decided to stop the project on expanding part of National Highway No 30, running through the southern provinces of Dong Thap and Tien Giang.

Continuous heavy rain since November 19 evening worsened the inundation in lowland areas in the central provinces of Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Tri, with three people reported dead.

VOV.VN - A huge fire in Hoang Mai District, Hanoi engulfed Lake Side karaoke bar on November 23, sending flames and smoke swirling into the sky.

The Ministry of Public Security is working on a national database that will store and supply “basic” and accurate information about citizens via their personal ID numbers.

The cold spell in the northern region strengthened and brought down the temperature to below 8 degrees Celsius in mountainous areas on November 22.

The People’s Committee of Hanoi launched a campaign on November 22 to respond to the national month on HIV/AIDS prevention and control (November 10-December 10) and the World AIDS Day (December 1).

Vietnamese expatriates in Algeria have joined hands to support people in the central and Central Highlands provinces that were devastated by floods caused by typhoon Damrey early this month.

The Aviation National Single Window will be put into operation at airports throughout the country in November, announced the General Authority of Customs.

Vietnam-Republic of Korea trade ties are flourishing with trade revenue growing from US$500 million in 1992 to US$45 billion in September this year. But the number of Vietnamese brands in Korea remains small.

Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (Hanwha Life Vietnam) has officially launched the new insurance package called “Health is Wealth” in Ho Chi Minh City, with the intent of delivering optimal insurance services to promote individuals and households’ overall well-being in Vietnam.

The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) has presented VND1.2 billion (US$52,800) to flood-hit residents in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. 

VOV.VN - The 8th Congress of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha on November 22 concluded its two-day meeting with the approval of nine goals to meet international integration process.

VOV.VN - Internet Day 2017, themed “Digital movement”, was held in Hanoi on November 22 marking 20 years of the internet in Vietnam, which has transformed all social aspects and boosted the country's international integration.

VOV.VN - There have been approximately 87 traffic accidents in northern Lai Chau Province this year to November 15, leaving 40 dead and more than 90 injured, damaging 80 automobiles and motorbikes with estimated property losses of nearly VND1.2 billion.

The fifth international workshop on socialism, themed “Applying Marxism-Leninism Doctrine in socialism building”, took place in Vientiane, Laos on November 22, attracting more than 100 delegates from Vietnam, China, Cuba and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) has worked to spread humanitarian spirit in society, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said.

Regulations on co-management of aquatic resource protection and management of marine protected areas in Vietnam were discussed at a workshop in Hanoi on November 22.

VOV.VN - Hundreds of families living along Highway 1A in Thang Binh District, central Quang Nam province have been struggling with serious flooding caused by torrential rains over the past two days.

Vietnam won two silver medals at the 11th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) which took place in Phuket, Thailand from November 12-21.

Various activities are underway in Hanoi to promote early HIV testing so as to achieve the 90 – 90 – 90 targets by 2020, also the theme of this year’s action month for HIV/AIDS prevention and control from November 10 to December 10.

A seminar was held in Hanoi on November 21 to announce data from a 2015 national survey on the socio-economic performance of 53 Vietnamese ethnic minority groups. 

President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Bui Van Cuong had a working session on November 21 with President of the Austrian Trade Union Federation (OGB) Erich Foglar, who said the OGB is ready to share experience with its Vietnamese counterpart.

The Christian Fellowship Church of Vietnam (CFCV) convened its 5th congress in Thoi Tam Mon commune, Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City on November 21.