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Current events


Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong addresses grand ceremony marking 90th anniversary of Vietnam Fatherland Front (All dailies, p1).


Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to attend virtual 27th APEC leaders’ meeting on November 20 (All dailies, p1).


Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh holds talks with Governor of Japan’s Gunma prefecture Yamamoto Ichita (Nhan dan, p1).


Vietnam attends 5th Senior Officials’ Meeting for ASEAN+3 Cooperation on Civil Service Matters (Nhan dan, p8).


Vietnam hosts ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus Working Group (Quan doi Nhan dan, p8).

Socio-economic affairs


Vietnam International Travel Mart 2020 opens (Nhan dan, p5).


Binh Duong holds working session with Asian Development Bank (ADB) on cooperation orientations in smart-city building (Quan doi Nhan dan, p4).


Vietnam – only Asian country joining pilot phase of medical partnership implemented by World Economic Forum, London School of Economics, and British multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca (Quan doi Nhan dan, p7).


Vietnam-US Trade Forum opens in Ho Chi Minh City (Sai gon Giai phong, p11).


Exhibition showcasing 96 paintings inspired by “Truyen Kieu” (The Tale of Kieu) opens at Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum (Ha Noi Moi, p8).


Vietnam Foodexpo to take place in late November in HCM City (Sai gon Giai phong, p8).

RCEP helps Vietnam speed up investment attraction (Dau tu [Investment & Trade], No. 139, p4). Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh said Vietnam has opportunities to establish its position in global supply chains thanks to Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement.


FDI firms pour more investment in supporting industry (Dau tu, No. 139, p6). According to Hua Quoc Hung, head of HCM City Export Processing Zone and Industrial Park Authority, six out of 11 new investment projects in the city are operating in the supporting industry.

International affairs


YouGov: 94 percent of interviewed Vietnamese people have positive attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination (Quan doi Nhan dan, p8).


Netherlands calls on EU to raise strong voice on East Sea issue (Sai gon Giai phong, p12)./.