Viet Nam and South Africa have issued a Joint Statement on the upgrade of bilateral ties to Strategic Partnership on the occasion of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit to South Africa from November 21-13.
Viet Nam and Algeria signed seven cooperation agreements in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Algerian counterpart Sifi Ghrieb in Algiers on November 19.

Kuwait is currently Vietnam’s largest trade and investment partner within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), with bilateral trade reaching USD 7.3 billion in 2024.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to Kuwait from November 16–18 is set to open up a new stage of development in bilateral relations, Vietnamese Ambassador to Kuwait Nguyen Duc Thang said.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is tightening e-commerce management to prevent violations and better protect consumers.

Vietnam and the US enhance cooperation at the 8th ministerial talks in Washington D.C., advancing a balanced, mutually beneficial bilateral trade partnership.
Viet Nam is making all-out efforts to inaugurate its first domestically-owned semiconductor chip factory in 2026, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed.

Vietnam’s generic drug market is set to grow at a 9.7% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) from 2024 - 2029, making it ASEAN’s fastest-expanding market.
Economic diplomacy seen as the “golden key” driving stronger Vietnam - Switzerland cooperation in trade, investment, innovation, and people-to-people ties.
The Government has approved the scheme “Making English the Second Language in Schools for the 2025–2035 Period, with a Vision to 2045,” which sets a goal for all schools nationwide to make English a compulsory subject from grade 1 by 2030.
An emergency international aid shipment from the Government of the Russian Federation for residents affected by floods in Hue City arrived at Noi Bai International Airport on Thursday morning.

State President Luong Cuong departs Hanoi for the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and bilateral engagements in the Republic of Korea (RoK).