A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador to France and Representative of the State President to the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) Dinh Toan Thang attended the 46th session of the Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie (CMF 46) in Kigali, Rwanda, on November 19-20.

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.

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.

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.

The members of the Group of Twenty (G20), including 19 economies and the European Union (EU), are all major investment partners of Vietnam. As the G20 increasingly values the role of the Vietnamese economy, the opportunities to attract investment from the group are significant.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged ministries, agencies, and businesses from Vietnam and Algeria to swiftly advance cooperation in agriculture, particularly in banana, tea and rice cultivation, and aquaculture.

Five out of twelve Vietnamese universities have risen in the latest QS sustainability rankings, with Hue University making the most dramatic progress, jumping more than 700 places.