An exhibition on Ho Chi Minh was opened in Paris, France, on November 13, highlighting the late President of Vietnam as a great man of peace and culture.

 Vietnamese shares remained positive on both local exchanges on November 14 as banking-financial stocks performed well on strong foreign purchases.

 The 14th National Assembly (NA) ratified a draft law on forestry on November 15 as part of its ongoing fourth session in Hanoi.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi on November 15, concluding successfully his fresh trip to the 31st ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Manila, the Philippines, at the invitation of the host’s President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

 The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has asked relevant departments to tackle problems in granting house ownership certificates to overseas Vietnamese to encourage their investment into the real estate market.

 Park Hang-seo wanted a win in his debut match and Vietnamese players wanted a win under their new coach.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc participated in an array of activities as part of the 31st ASEAN Summit and related summits in Manila, the Philipines, from November 12 to 14.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is hosting a series of cultural activities to mark its 20 years of operation.

 Leaders of the ASEAN member countries have signed the ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers after 10 years of negotiations.

ASEAN and China agreed on a 10-year plan through 2027 to protect the coasts and marine resources in the East Sea while trying to settle territorial disputes in the waters, said a document issued on November 13 by involved parties' leaders.

 The US’s White House has issued a statement on outcomes of the Vietnam visit of President Donald Trump, declaring that the state visit reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening the US-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership.

 The annual startup promotion event Techfest Vietnam 2017, themed “Ecosystem connect”, began in Hanoi on November 14.

 Vietnam and Luxembourg signed in Hanoi on November 14 a General Cooperation Agreement between the two governments, the third of its kinds between the two countries since 1995.

 The 14th National Assembly (NA) on November 14 approved a resolution on the central budget allocation in 2018 with 88.39 percent of the deputies voting yes.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held separate meetings with Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on the sidelines of the 31st ASEAN Summit and related summits in Manila on November 14.

 The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission on November 14 issued a report on its 19th session which took place in Hanoi from November 7-9 under the chair of its head Tran Quoc Vuong. 

 Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Le Luong Minh on November 14 stressed that a legally-binding Code of Conduct (COC) is necessary to ease tensions over territorial claims in the East Sea.

The 14th National Assembly continued its 17th working day in Hanoi on November 14 as part of the ongoing fourth session. 

 Da Lat city of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong will host the first Vietnam Coffee Day on December 9-11, announced Pham S, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee at a press conference held on November 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors at Da Nang Hospital have successfully removed a 2kg tumor from a woman’s neck after surgery lasting two hours.