Da Nang is looking towards building itself into a financial hub in the central region and a duty-free zone, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Quang told US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Susan Burns during a reception on November 25.

Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang attended the ASEAN - US and ASEAN - India defence ministers’ informal meetings in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on November 22.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the US Mission to Vietnam, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), on November 22 announced a new initiative to spur private sector-driven sustainable and inclusive growth across Vietnam.

According to the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) annual “Open Doors” report, Vietnamese students now constitute the fifth largest group of foreign students in the United States, up from sixth last year.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 18 met US Vice President Kamala Harris in Bangkok, as both are in Thailand to attend the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting.

Vietnam and the US have recorded impressive growth in their relations over the past years but they are also facing many challenges, so their state agencies and enterprises should actively exchange views and cooperate to help bilateral partnerships achieve balance and sustainability, heard a trade forum in Ho Chi Minh City on November 17.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son had meetings with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa in Bangkok on November 17 on the occasion of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week.

Ho Chi Minh City wishes to expand cooperation with Oregon in areas of mutual interest and those that the US state has strengths such as in urban governance, healthcare, education, trade and investment, Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Phan Van Mai told Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon at a meetingin the southern hub on November 16.

The Vietnam National Museum of History will hold a ceremony on November 18 to receive a number of artifacts returned to Vietnam by the US.

Authorities of Can Tho and representatives of the US Consulate General in HCM City agreed to boost their comprehensive cooperation in health, education and renewable energy at their November 15 meeting in the Mekong Delta city.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN Summits with Japan, the US and Canada in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on November 12.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with US President Joe Biden on November 12 within the framework of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam reaffirmed Vietnam and the ministry’s willingness and commitment to further promoting relations with the US while receiving US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper in Hanoi on November 9.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on Novemer 3, 2022, to sign a cooperation agreement in technology transfer of medical gloves production between Vietnam and the US, along with a consultation seminar on US EB-5 immigration investment and employment-based immigration EB-3.