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Current Events
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc concludes trip to attend 35th ASEAN Summit (Quan doi Nhan dan, p1; Sai Gon Giai phong, p8).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chairs October government meeting (Dailies, p1).

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan receives Vice President of the Armenian National Assembly Vahe Enfiajyan, Japan’s Gunma prefecture delegation (Dailies, p1).

Head of Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh hosts Permanent Secretary at the Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate Morten Baek (Nhan dan, p1).

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue holds talks with Deputy President of South Africa David Mabuza during working trip to Africa (Nhan dan, p1).

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung visits Cambodian embassy in Hanoi to offer congratulations on 66th Independence Day of Cambodia (Quan doi Nhan dan, p8).

Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations and Vietnam – Russia Friendship Association (VRFA) in Ho Chi Minh City hold gathering on occasion of the 102nd anniversary of Russia’s October Revolution and 40th anniversary of VRFA and its chapter in Ho Chi Minh City.

11th seminar on East Sea issue: cooperation for peace and development in the region (Lao dong, p7). The event is co-organised by the Vietnam Lawyers’ Association and the Foundation for East Sea Studies.

Socio-economic Affairs
Exports up 7.4 percent annually (Nhan dan, p2). According to the General Statistics Office, exports-imports were estimated at 427 billion USD in ten months of this year, with over 217 billion USD generated by exports, up 7.4 percent.

Red River Delta international agriculture fair opened on November 5 in Thai Binh, drawing  300 domestic and foreign enterprises (Nhan dan, p2).

Vietnam wins U21 International Championships (Nhan dan, p7).

Hanoi becomes creative city: suitable, sustainable orientations (Quan doi Nhan dan, p1). Hanoi has recently joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.


Vung Tau becomes member of Tourism Promotion Organisation (TPO) for Asia-Pacific Cities (Quan doi Nhan dan, p5). Vung Tau has recently become TPO’s 124th member and the sixth Vietnamese city to join the organisation.

Vietnam likely to get its “yellow card” removed after two years implementing the European Commission’s recommendations (Lao dong, p7).

Viettel’s invention granted exclusive patent in the US (Lao dong, p8).

Hanoi processes all applications for low-voltage electricity use on electronic platform (Lao dong, p8).

Waking up potential of organic agriculture development (Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam [Vietnam Economic Times], No.265, p5). As one of the biggest exporters of agricultural products, Vietnam holds potential of hi-tech and organic agriculture development. The country now has over 43,000ha for organic agricultural production.

International Affairs

US begins procedures to withdraw from Paris Agreement on Climate Change (Quan doi Nhan dan, p8)./.