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.

As part of his official visit to Algeria, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held working sessions on November 20 with several Algerian ministers and leaders of major economic groups and organisations of the African nation to advance the implementation of the newly established Vietnam–Algeria Strategic Partnership.

The Vietnam People Army will provide full support to help Laos successfully stage the parade and ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of its National Day (December 2, 1975–2025), said Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang.

South Africa hopes and needs Vietnam to be part of the G20 and also wants the world to understand that solidarity is a deliberate choice, South African Ambassador to Vietnam Vuyiswa Tulelo has stated.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse visited Ho Chi Minh Boulevard in Algiers and attended the unveiling of a memorial stele honouring President Ho Chi Minh on November 20 morning, as part of his official visit to Algeria.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse visited the Algerian Vovinam – Viet Vo Dao Federation (AVVF) in the capital of Algiers on November 20 afternoon (local time), as part of their official visit to the North African nation.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien held a bilateral meeting with State Minister of the Cabinet Office of Japan Kazuchika Iwata in Melbourne, Australia, on November 20, on the sidelines of the ninth Commission Meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Vietnam and Algeria have issued a joint statement on elevating bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to the African country from November 18-20 at the invitation of his Algerian counterpart Sifi Ghrieb.