The central city of Hue has so far received over VND329 billion (over US$12.5 million) from the central budget, the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)'s agencies, and other localities to support flood recovery efforts, according to the municipal Civil Defence Command.

VOV.VN - Vietfood & Beverage-Propack Vietnam 2025 opened in Hanoi on November 5, covering 6,500 square meters and featuring 400 booths from over 350 companies across 10 countries, making it the largest F&B exhibition in northern Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has 25 universities included in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings 2026, an increase of 11 institutions from last year.

The Friendship Order, the highest distinction granted by the Vietnamese State to foreigners, has been bestowed upon Anatoli Dmitrievich Artamonov, Chair of the Federation Council Committee on the Budget and Financial Markets and former Governor of Kaluga Oblast.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s raw cashew imports totaled more than US$4 billion in the ten-month period of 2024, the highest level in three years, as global raw material prices increased sharply, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defence held a press briefing on the morning of November 5 in Hanoi, introducing the second Vietnam-Cambodia Border Defence Friendship Exchange.

The Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on November 4 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in sustainable, equitable development and international integration in the field of ethnic affairs.

The National E-commerce Week and Vietnam Online Shopping Day (Online Friday) 2025 will take place from November 13–17, offering maximum promotional incentives, with discounts and promotional values of up to 100% on goods and services.

Vietnam’s exports continued to expand strongly, rising more than 16% year-on-year to around US$368 billion by mid-October, narrowing the gap with last year’s total of over US$405 billion, according to Vietnam Customs.

The direct Hanoi–Jakarta air route was launched at a ceremony held in Jakarta on November 4, becoming the second direct route between Vietnam and Indonesia inaugurated by Vietnam Airlines this year, following the Ho Chi Minh City-Denpasar service in June.