Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- National Assembly deputies are discussing the results ofthe supervision of the settlement of voters’ petitions sent to the 15thNational Assembly (NA)’s fifth plenary session on November 20 morning, as theNA continues with the second phase of the ongoing sixth sitting.
Earlier, at the opening session of the sixthsession, Chairman of the NA Ombudsman Commission Duong Thanh Binh presented thereport on these results. Read full story
- Vietnam has supported and committed to boosting cooperationwith the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to carry out the GlobalCompact for Migration (GCM), a high-ranking official has said.
At a recent working session with IOM GeneralDirector Amy Pope, Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Head of the PermanentMission of Vietnam to eth United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation (WTO)and other international organisations in Geneva, highlighted that theVietnamese ministries, sectors and branches have prioritised and workedtogether to ensure multi-sectoral approach in handling migration challenges. Read full story
- The Vietnam-Cuba relations will thrive further,contributing to the protection and construction of the two nations, said FirstSecretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President ofCuba Miguel Díaz-Canel in his recent reception for outgoing VietnameseAmbassador Le Thanh Tung in Havana.

The Cuban leader lauded the sides’ loyal,practical, and effective friendship so far and highlighted the role ofhigh-level delegation exchanges and phone and virtual talks between theirleaders and officials in strengthening such ties. Read full story
- The future of the relationship between Canada and Vietnamis promising, especially in the field of trade thanks to the Comprehensive andProgressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), said GhislainRobichaud, Regional Director for Quebec and Nunavut under the Global AffairsCanada.
Vietnam is at the heart of the priorities in theIndo-Pacific Strategy that Canada is implementing, the official stressed at aceremony held in Montreal city of Quebec by the Canada-ASEAN Business Council(CABC) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic relations. Read full story
- Amid difficulties in the world market, greater attentionshould be paid to promoting the domestic market, one of the "healthy"pillars at present of the economy, to boost growth, according to Prof. Dr. BuiQuang Tuan, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Economics.
The expert noted that in 2023, Vietnam hasencountered headwinds coming from the unfavourable circumstances both insideand outside the country, coupled with difficulties of an open economy dependingon export. Read full story
- Ho Chi Minh City topped the first-ever Vietnam ProvincialLogistics Competitiveness Index (LCI) 2022, followed by Hai Phong, Binh Duong,and Ba Ria – Vung Tau and Hanoi, according to a report recently announced bythe Vietnam Logistics Association (VLA).
At the report announcing ceremony, VLA Chairman LeDuy Hiep said that during August 2022 – November 2023, the VLA, incollaboration with the Vietnam Logistics Research and Development Institute(VLI) and consulting service provider Dream Incubator, drew the report based ona survey on 26 cities and provinces nationwide with the most outstanding GRDP,volume of transported goods, and number of logistics businesses. Read full story
- Dang Tran Phuong Nhi on November 19 won the first goldmedal for Vietnam in the women's nangun taolu (performance) event at the HYX16th World Wushu Championships (WWC) held in Texas, the US.
Specifically, Nhi grabbed the highest score at9,760 points. She was followed by He Jianxin from China’s Hong Kong, andMalaysia’s Tan Cheong Ming, respectively./. Read full story