Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has expressed his hope that senior Lao leaders will continue to direct relevant agencies to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese businesses operating in Laos, particularly encouraging major Vietnamese corporations to invest and contribute to the country’s socio-economic development.

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.

King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan and his delegation left Hanoi on November 13, concluding a two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong.

Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Tuan Cuong, former Director of the Institute of Sino-Nom Studies, has been elected foreign correspodent academician (Correspondant étranger) of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (AIBL - the Academy of Inscriptions and Fine Arts) of France at the age of 45.

VOV.VN - Vietnam vows to work alongside China to deepen their Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and to advance the building of the joint community with a shared future of strategic significance in a new, more substantive, and sustainable stage.

Dr. Phan Bich Thien, Chairwoman of the Vietnamese Women’s Forum in Europe, has given her opinions on draft documents for the 14th National Party Congress, hailing the documents’ focus on building a nation with rapid, sustainable development, prosperity and happiness.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse together with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation will make official visits to Kuwait and Algeria, and attend the G20 Summit in South Africa from November 16–24, 2025.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested mobilising all resources, including from the community and businesses, to help people in the central region restore production and stabilise their lives after recent storms and floods.

Vietnam pulled in a record US$21.3 billion in realised foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 10 months of 2025, up 8.8% annually and the highest in five years, bucking a global slump in capital flows.

After a sluggish first half of the year, Vietnam’s automobile market rebounded strongly in October 2025, with total sales by member units of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) reaching 37,910 vehicles, up 24% from September and down just 2% year-on-year.