VOV.VN - Vietnam continues to lead the region in consumer optimism driven by positive economic outlook and confidence in personal finances, according to the sixth edition of the ASEAN Consumer Sentiment Study (ACSS) by the Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB).

VOV.VN - Twenty Vietnamese athletes arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on November 21 to begin their competition at the World Kickboxing Championships for Masters and Seniors held in Abu Dhabi.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Nguyen Huong Giang did not advance to the Top 30 at the Miss Universe 2025 pageant, whose grand finale took place in Thailand on November 21.

President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil on November 20 visited the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) to present a symbolic aid package of CZK3 million (US$142,800) to support recovery efforts following the 2025 storms and floods in Hoi An (Da Nang) and Hue.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has been honoured as the “Best Place to Work in Vietnam 2025,” retaining its No. 1 position in the banking sector and ranking second overall among large enterprises.

The Government has issued a decree detailing the establishment of the national housing fund and measures to implement the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 201/2025/QH15, adopted in May this year on piloting a number of special mechanisms and policies to develop social housing.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador to France and Representative of the State President to the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) Dinh Toan Thang attended the 46th session of the Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie (CMF 46) in Kigali, Rwanda, on November 19-20.

The Vietnam–Laos trade connection and product promotion fair 2025 opened in Vientiane on November 20, carrying the theme “peace – cooperation – shared development".

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Hanoi on November 20 between the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and its Russian counterpart on cooperation in scientific research, industrial development, and innovation in the industrial sector.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with President of the Algerian Council of the Nation (Algerian Senate) Azzouz Nasri in Algiers on November 20, as part of his official visit to the African nation.