Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc received in Hanoi on November 25 Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, the World Bank (WB)’s Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Region, during which he appreciated the WB’s support for Vietnam in recent years.

Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang on November 24 hosted a reception for Ozeki Kenji, Director of Japan’s Matsushita Institute of Government and Management (MIGM), who is on a visit to Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc on November 23 signed a decision approving an emergency aid allocation of VND1.1 trillion (US$41.74 million) from the central budget’s 2025 contingency fund to four provinces – Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Gia Lai and Dak Lak – to address severe damage caused by recent floods.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 18 for Dr. Marcin Czepelak, Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), seeking its technical and personnel support for the country’s International Arbitration Centre (IAC).

Party General Secretary To Lam welcomed Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Robert Kaliňák’s visit to Vietnam during a reception in Hanoi on November 18, saying that it coincides with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties and contributes to deepening bilateral traditional friendship.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son, head of the Vietnam–China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation, received He Wei Vi, Ambassador of China to Vietnam, in Hanoi on November 17, to prepare for the coming 17th meeting of the Steering Committee.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) on November 13 adopted a resolution on the state budget estimate for 2026 with 419 out of 420 deputies voting in favour, equivalent to 88.4% of the total number of lawmakers.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) reviewed the training of national teams for international and regional Olympic competitions on the morning of November 7, under the chair of Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong.

France remains a major partner in Vietnam’s foreign policy, with bilateral cooperation producing substantive and positive results, affirmed Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Quoc Phuong at the annual Vietnam–France High-Level Economic Dialogue in Hanoi on November 6.

Giving feedback to the draft documents for the 14th National Party Congress, National Assembly deputy Trinh Thi Tu Anh from Lam Dong province noted that the draft Political Report marks a historic step forward, showing a fundamental renewal in both approach and structure.