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Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on November 13 joined the National Great Unity Festival at the residential area No.6 in Quan Thanh ward of Hanoi's Ba Dinh district.

Vietnam has been removed from the US's monetary manipulation monitoring list, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the festival of great national unity in communes of Khong Lao, Muong So, Hoang Then in Phong Tho district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau on November 11, on the occasion of the 92nd anniversary of Traditional Day of Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18).

The Vietnamese - German University (VGU) will become a "lighthouse" project in the relationship between the two countries and a bright spot in Vietnam’s tertiary education system in the coming time, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met Prof. Klaus Schwab, founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), on the occasion of their attendance at the 40th, 41st ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 11.

The demand for labor recruitment in Ho Chi Minh City in the last months of the year is 43,000 workers, mainly in the fields of trade, service, and production and consumption for Tet holidays.

The Dak Lak People’s Committee has just signed a Decision approving technical assistance provision to transform the elephant riding tourism model into an elephant-friendly tourism model, said the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on November 10.

(CPV) - The Ministry of Health, the United Nations Development Program, and the Japanese Consulate in Da Nang kicked off the implementation of a grassroots telehealth programme using the software " Doctor for Everyone & quot; in five provinces including Thua Thien Hue, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Ca Mau and Dak Lak with a launching ceremony in Hue City on November 10th 2022.

Education organisation Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has just announced the ranking results of the best higher education institutions in Asia in 2023. Vietnam has 11 representatives present in this announcement.

In order to meet the demand of people in the Central region returning to their hometowns to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Cat 2023, the railway sector added more than 3,000 train tickets from Saigon and Di An and Bien Hoa Stations to stations in the Central region such as Tuy Hoa, Dieu Tri, Quang Ngai and Da Nang in the days from January 9 to 20, 2023.

On November 9, at the Ho Chi Minh Museum, Ho Chi Minh City branch (Nha Rong Wharf), a Nghe An provincial delegation led by Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, Head of the Provincial Party Committee Commission on Popularization and Education, commemorated President Ho Chi Minh at the Nha Rong Wharf.

From November 9-11, the Vietnam Industrial & Manufacturing Fair 2022 (VIMF 2022) is being held in Bac Ninh Province.

Construction of new headquarters of the Department of Justice and the People's Procuracy of the Lao capital city Vientiane began on November 5.

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum held a ceremony on November 5 to send off the province's team in charge of searching for and repatriating remains of volunteer martyrs and experts who died in Laos and Cambodia during wartime (Team K53) on its mission in the 2022-2023 dry season.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed to the National Assembly that the Government and local administrations will continue to drastically implement set measures and tasks while fixing shortcomings so as to realise the year's targets to the highest possible level and create a driving force for next year.

Digital transformation and the fake news fight were among the issues legislators questioned Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung about on November 4.

The 15th National Assembly spent the whole day of November 4 grilling ministers on issues related to construction, information and communications, and home affairs.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam outlined a number of points about digital transformation, five strategic planning criteria for creating a national database, support for mainstream media, and the management of cross-border social network platforms at a Q&A session during the 15th National Assembly’s fourth session in Hanoi on November 4.

The Global Network of Young Vietnamese Medical Scientists (GYVS) was officially established at the 21st science and technology conference of the health sector in Hanoi on November 2.

A delegation led by Mr. Dau Anh Tuan, Deputy General Secretary of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and Director of the PCI Project, on November 2 conducted a survey on economic development in association with environmental protection in Bac Ninh province.

(CPV) - November 3, 2022, marks the 1st celebration of the International Day for Biosphere Reserves. Viet Nam, having the second highest number of Biosphere Reserves (BR) in Southeast Asia, strives to foster a well-balanced relationship between humans and nature.

In 10 months of 2022, Bac Ninh province had 2,170 newly established enterprises, up 15.2% over the same period in 2021, with a total registered capital of over 17,408 billion VND, according to the report of Bac Ninh province’s Department of Planning and Investment.

On November 2, in Luong Son district, Hoa Binh province, the inauguration ceremony of the work to embellish the relic on Uncle Ho's visit to the Chi Hoa Manufacturing Group was held.

The International Exhibition on Industrial Machinery, Equipment, Technology and Products in Ho Chi Minh City (VINAMAC EXPO 2022) opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre on November 2.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 2 met outstanding individuals from the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, urging them to carry forward their role in socio-economic development and national defence.

Each product recognised as the national brand will help spread the image of the country’s brand as well as its tradition, culture and people, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a ceremony in Hanoi on November 2 to honour the National Brand in 2022.

The system of relics commemorating President Ho Chi Minh in Thua Thien Hue province is ranked as a special national relic. Recently, the project "Promoting the value of President Ho Chi Minh relics in Thua Thien Hue for tourism development" has been approved by the Provincial People's Committee. It is expected that the tour “Following Uncle Ho’s youth in Hue” will soon be put into operation.

A logo design contest has been co-held by the Australian Embassy in Vietnam and the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia to celebrate 50 years of bilateral diplomacy between the two countries in 2023.

On October 30, Quang Ninh province’s Ha Long city held the launching ceremony of the peak emulation movement to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Quang Ninh province (October 30, 1963 - October 30, 2023) and the 60th anniversary of Uncle Ho’s visit to Tuan Chau Island, Ha Long city (November 23, 1963-November 23, 2023).

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee looked into feedback on two draft laws at a meeting in Hanoi on October 29.