The Vietnam Innovation Summit 2025 (VIS 2025) opened on November 6 in Ho Chi Minh City under the theme “Building Bridges To Innovation and Growth.”

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang attended the Second World Summit for Social Development 2025 that was held in Doha, Qatar, from November 4-6.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working closely with Vietnamese embassies in Myanmar and Thailand to protect Vietnamese citizens affected by recent crackdowns on online scam operations in Myanmar, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said at a press conference in Hanoi on November 6.

Vietnam and France will increase cooperation to expand French investment in areas where France has established strengths, including sustainable development, renewable energy, high technology, transportation, infrastructure and agriculture.

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.