Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held bilateral meetings with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in Johannesburg on November 23, as part of his activities on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in South Africa.

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.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held high-level meetings with leaders from several countries to strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.

Vietnam and South Africa have issued a Joint Statement on the upgrade of bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's trip to South Africa to attend the G20 Summit and conduct a number of bilateral activities from November 21-23.

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.

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.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh who is paying a official visit to Algeria chaired an emergency online meeting late on November 20 (Hanoi time) to direct urgent actions in response to the severe flooding sweeping across central Vietnam.

Visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Algerian counterpart Sifi Ghrieb held a joint press conference in Algiers on November 19 (local time) to announce the outcomes of their talks, including the upgrade of Vietnam–Algeria relations to a Strategic Partnership.

VOV.VN - A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Kuwait City on November 18, concluding their state visit to Kuwait at the invitation of Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Algeria is seen as a milestone that could accelerate and deepen cooperation between the two countries in politics, economy, trade, investment, culture, and people-to-people exchanges, according to Goumiri, a leading Algerian political and economic expert.