Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh put forth three strategic priorities to contribute to a future of fairness, equality, and justice for nations and people worldwide while addressing the G20 Summit’s third session under the theme: “A Fair and a Just Future for All - Critical Minerals; Decent Work; Artificial Intelligence,” held in South Africa on November 23.
PM Chinh affirmed that Vietnam is ready to closely cooperate with the G20 and the international community to implement these strategic priorities through concrete and practical programmes and projects, thereby contributing to prosperity for nations and people worldwide. Read full story
- In the face of extremely serious damage caused by floods, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is now in South Africa to attend the G20 Summit, chaired an urgent online meeting in the early morning of November 23 with leaders of ministries, agencies, and localities on the situation and urgent solutions to respond to floods and natural disasters in some central provinces.
The meeting was connected from South Africa with the Government Headquarters and the provinces of Khanh Hoa, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Lam Dong and Tay Ninh, and the Civil Defence Command of Military Region 5. Deputy Prime Ministers, ministers, heads of ministry-level agencies, and agencies under the Government; leaders of ministries, sectors, and agencies; members of the National Steering Committee for Civil Defence and leaders of the provinces attended the event. Read full story
- Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc on November 23 signed a decision approving an emergency aid allocation of 1.1 trillion VND (41.74 million USD) from the central budget’s 2025 contingency fund to four provinces – Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Gia Lai and Dak Lak – to address severe damage caused by recent floods.
Under the decision, Khanh Hoa will receive 150 billion VND, Lam Dong 300 billion VND, Gia Lai 150 billion VND, and Dak Lak 500 billion VND, in line with the proposal submitted by the Ministry of Finance. Read full story
- Floods in the central and south-central regions of Vietnam have caused extremely severe damage, leaving 102 people dead or missing, with thousands of homes inundated or destroyed, according to disaster authorities.
A report from the Department of Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention, updated by 7:00 on November 23, showed 90 confirmed fatalities and 12 people still unaccounted for, a significant increase compared to 24 hours before – November 22 morning updates had the toll at 55 deaths and 13 missing. Read full story
- The Ministry of Public Security on November 23 issued a warning about the spread of false information, particularly AI-generated fake news, related to the flooding in the central region.
According to the ministry, alongside positive information and messages of support for people in flood-affected areas, in recent days, some individuals, instead of showing empathy, have taken advantage of the situation to disseminate false information on a continuous basis. Read full story
- Vietnam Airlines on November 23 officially inaugurated its new direct route linking Jakarta of Indonesia and Hanoi of Vietnam with the first flight departing from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, serving the growing travel demand between the two countries amid increasingly bilateral cooperation across multiple sectors.
The inaugural flight from Jakarta, coded VN634 and carrying 131 passengers, departed at 01:30 on November 23 and landed in Hanoi at 05:50 after 4 hours and 20 minutes. Earlier, in the opposite direction, flight VN635 left Hanoi at 20:15 on November 22 and landed in Jakarta at 00:40 on November 23. Read full story./.
☀️ Morning digest on November 21
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
