The UK–Vietnam Business Summit 2025 took place in Ho Chi Minh City on November 5, with the participation of over 200 delegates, including senior officials, policymakers and representatives of leading enterprises from both countries.

BSR is expanding trade cooperation, signing long-term export contracts with partners in Southeast Asia, with a focus on supplying products to Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, and new markets in East Asia.

The 14th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee elected Tran Sy Thanh, member of the PCC, Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, Chairman of the municipal People's Committee, as Chairman of the 13th PCC’s Inspection Commission.

Dr Nguyen Hong Son, Chairman of the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Japan, has given recommendations on the draft documents for the upcoming 14th National Party Congress, emphasising the role of overseas Vietnamese in national development.

National Assembly deputies continued the ongoing 10th session on November 5 by debating three bills, namely the Law on Tax Administration (revised), the Law on Personal Income Tax (revised), and the Law on Thrift Practice and Wastefulness Combat.

Vietnam has been elected a Vice President of the 43rd session of the UNESCO’s General Conference, which is taking place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

An Giang police have received an official diplomatic note from the Embassy of Ukraine in Vietnam, expressing deep appreciation for their timely and humanitarian efforts in rescuing and helping to repatriate a Ukrainian national in distress.

Housing and land prices in many areas do not accurately reflect real supply and demand, but are instead influenced by speculation, non-transparent planning information, administrative boundary adjustments, and a herd mentality.

A national conference on the East Sea was held in the central city of Da Nang on November 5, focusing on scientific and technological cooperation as a driving force for green and sustainable development.

The 24th Vietnam Film Festival will take place from November 21–25 in Ho Chi Minh City, heard a press conference co-organised in Hanoi on November 5 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the HCM City People's Committee.

Vietnam, ranked 26th in the world and seeded in Pot 2 by FIFA’s August 29 rankings, landed in a challenging Group B with familiar rivals: 2022 runners-up Thailand, Kuwait and Lebanon.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has issued an urgent alert as typhoon Kalmaegi is approaches, warning that eight airports across the central region may face direct impacts.

Among foreign suppliers, 176 entities had registered, declared and paid taxes through the portal by the end of September 2025. Major names include Meta, Google, Netflix and TikTok.

Consumer purchasing power will expand, supported by stable inflation and a still-tight labour market facilitating real wage growth, said BMI.

Despite significant efforts and some initial results in tobacco harm prevention, Vietnam remains among the 15 countries with the highest rates of adult male smokers in the world.

VinSpeed High-Speed Rail Investment and Development Joint Stock Company (VinSpeed) has unveiled plans to build the Hanoi-Quang Ninh high-speed railway by the end of this year and put it into commercial operation in the first quarter of 2028.

The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) has announced that it held 20 government bond auctions in October, raising 27.74 trillion VND (1.05 billion USD).

The Vietnam Association of Financial Investors (VAFI) has proposed that jewelry and gold bar trading be subject to a VAT under the deduction method with a tax rate of 10 percent.

Despite their natural and cultural richness, Vietnam’s geopark-based tourism remains underdeveloped, with noticeable gaps in both quality and sustainability.

A young engineer has presented a bold idea in response to Ho Chi Minh City’s call for public input on a symbolic project titled “A monument to the collective unity of HCMC residents in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic.”