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.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Hang has held meetings with leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Qatar, Bhutan, and Saudi Arabia to discuss stepping up cooperation in economics, trade, investment, energy, tourism, and labor, while also speeding up negotiations on the Vietnam-GCC FTA, aiming for sustainable and comprehensive development.

VOV.VN - The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (ICHAM), in coordination with Prometeo Group, opened the “Italy Days in Da Nang 2025” event series on November 6 at APEC Park in central Da Nang City, with the prominent “Italian Expo” event featuring products from Italy.

VOV.VN - The U22 Vietnam team will play in Songkhla instead of Thailand’s Chiang Mai at the upcoming 33rd SEA Games, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced on November 6.

VOV.VN - The fourth edition of the Namaste Vietnam Festival is set to take place in northern Ninh Binh province from November 17 to 20, and is expected to feature Bollywood actresses Riya Sen, Divya Agarwal, Donal Bisht, and Niharica Raizada, as well as filmmakers Rahat Shah Kazmi and Chandrakant Singh.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Trinh My Anh placed in the Top 4 and earned the Miss Earth Water title at the Miss Earth 2025 pageant, which wrapped up in the Philippines on November 5.

The Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) organised the Vietnam Tourism Roadshow in Washington D.C. on November 4.

The UK–Vietnam Business Summit 2025 took place in Ho Chi Minh City on November 5, with the participation of over 200 delegates, including senior officials, policymakers and representatives of leading enterprises from both countries.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has issued an urgent alert as typhoon Kalmaegi approaches, warning that eight airports across the central region may face direct impacts.

Vietnam’s consumer spending is expected to remain strong in 2026, buoyed by rising household incomes, robust tourism and stable inflation, even as global trade headwinds threaten to slow overall economic growth, according to a new report from BMI, a Fitch Solutions company.