Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Party General Secretary To Lam welcomed the long-term commitments and expanding investment presence of China’s Luxshare-ICT Group in Vietnam when he received the group’s Vice Chairman Wang Laisheng in Hanoi on November 15.
Speaking at the meeting, the Party chief highly valued Luxshare-ICT’s efforts to promote business and investment cooperation in Vietnam over the past decade. With total registered capital exceeding 1.8 billion USD, the group has created tens of thousands of jobs in Vietnam. Read full story
- Party General Secretary To Lam and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man attended the national great unity festival on November 16 evening in residential area 1, Hanoi’s Ba Dinh ward, marking the 95th anniversary of the Traditional Day of Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) (November 18).
In a warm and joyful atmosphere, General Secretary Lam, Chairman Man, delegates and local residents reviewed the 95-year history of the VFF and its role in the nation’s revolutionary cause. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse Le Thi Bich Tran, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam met with staff of Vietnamese representative offices and the Vietnamese community in Kuwait on the evening of November 16.
At the meeting, the PM, who is on an official visit to Kuwait, briefed the community on Vietnam–Kuwait relations, noting Kuwait was the first member in the Gulf Cooperation Council and among the earliest in the Middle East to establish diplomatic ties with Vietnam shortly after the country’s reunification in 1975. Read full story
- President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil will pay an official visit to Vietnam from November 18 to 22.
His visit is made at the invitation of Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read full story
- The fifth round of in-person negotiations on the Vietnam – US Reciprocal Trade Agreement concluded after the three-day session from November 12 to 14 in Washington DC, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported.
Vietnam’s negotiating delegation was led by Minister of Industry and Trade and Government Chief Negotiator Nguyen Hong Dien, joined by members of the negotiating team and representatives from the Ministries of Public Security, Foreign Affairs, Finance, Home Affairs, Agriculture and Environment, Science and Technology, and Justice, and the State Bank of Vietnam. Read full story
- VIPTAM Technology Group JSC (VIPTAM Group) has officially established long-term strategic trade partnerships with major international brands, introducing a new model to promote bilateral trade between Vietnam and the US through VDONE Network, a multimedia social platform developed by the group.
At the signing ceremony held in Washington D.C. on November 14, VIPTAM Group and its comprehensive logistics partner, InLog Corporation, announced a 10-year cooperation strategy (2025–2035) with the goal of achieving 50 billion USD in two-way trade. Notably, for the 2025–2026 period, the parties aim for a total two-way trade value of 1 billion USD, including 500 million USD worth of Vietnamese exports to the US and 500 million USD worth of US products imported into Vietnam. Read full story
- The E-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on November 14 held the opening ceremony of “Vietnam Online Shopping Day – Online Friday 2025.”
This is not only the biggest online shopping event of the year, but also spreads the message of smart, responsible and sustainable consumption, contributing to promoting the strong development of Vietnam's digital economy in the new era. Read full story
- Vietnam’s EV maker VinFast on November 15 signed a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Indonesia's leading financial institutions to strengthen cooperation in promoting the country's green mobility transition.
The signings mark a significant milestone in VinFast's market expansion strategy in Indonesia and reaffirm the company's strong commitment to enabling Southeast Asian consumers to switch to electric vehicles with ease and confidence, VinFast said in its press release. Read full story
- Le Tuan Minh won Vietnam’s two gold medals in chess at the Asian Mind Sports Conference & Festival, which closed on November 15 in Singapore.
The Vietnamese Grandmaster tied with GM Priasmoro Novendra of Indonesia in the last match, which was enough for him to top the podium in the men’s rapid chess category. Read full story
- The 2025 International Craft Village Conservation and Development Festival opened in Hanoi on November 14, drawing representatives from over 30 countries and territories, along with thousands of artisans, experts, and creators at home and abroad in a five-day celebration of traditional craftsmanship.
Co-hosted by the Thang Long Imperial Citadel Heritage Centre, the municipal People’s Committee and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the festival blends a Flower Festival with a Craft Village Festival across a 4,000 sq.m venue./. Read full story
