The first phase of the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s eighth sitting came to a great success on November 13, after 20 working days, with various highlights recorded.

Believing in a proud future for Vietnam’s literature, poet Tran Dang Khoa said with the remarkable improvement of Vietnamese people’s foreign language skills, Vietnam has a great opportunity to win the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature.

Soloists from the Young Musicians European Orchestra (YMEO), the Orchestra Senzaspine and Orchestra Giovanile Scarlatti of Italy will perform compositions by great Italian composers at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on November 17.

Only 14 localities have completed the digitization of data about civil status, and 461 out of 705 districts nationwide have completed the digitization of data on land, according to the Taskforce on Implementing the Government’s Plan 06.

HCM City will host the largest edition of World Teqball Championships December 4-8.

Each restaurant owned by Luyen and her husband in Abu Dhabi in the UAE sells 130 servings of Vietnamese pho every day, priced from VND150,000 to 340,000.

Vietnamese rattan, bamboo, sedge, and carpet exports during the first nine months of the year reached US$594.8 million, marking a rise of 10.3% against the same period from last year.

A stunning dress named “Ngoc Diep Ky Nam” by designer Dang Tran Tri has been selected as the national costume which the Vietnamese contestant will don at the ongoing Miss Universe 2024.

Vietnam and Peru on November 13 issued a Joint declaration on the enhancement of bilateral relations on the occasion of the official visit to Peru from November 12-14 by State President Luong Cuong.

Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest private conglomerate and its Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong, has announced a significant financial commitment to VinFast, the Nasdaq-listed Vietnamese electric vehicle maker.

Singer Nguyen Trung Hieu, Spanish model and actress Andrea Aybar, and Titoker Nguyen Do Truc Phuong were arrested and prosecuted for organising the illegal use of narcotic substances, Ho Chi Minh City's police said on November 14.

The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), in collaboration with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Institute in Vietnam, hosted the 13th Ocean Dialogue under the theme “Exploring New Frontiers of the High and Deep Seas" on November 14.

As many as 15 international delegations, and the host Vietnam, with 1,342 athletes and officials, have registered to join the 2024 Asian Open Police Taekwondo Championships, which will be organised in Quang Ninh from December 6 -9.

The Vietnamese women’s national futsal team left for Manila, the Philippines, on November 14 to compete in the 2024 ASEAN Women’s Futsal Championship, slated for November 17 - 20.

This event marks the official partnership between the two agencies to ensure cyber security, contributing to promoting the comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and the US.

HCM City real estate tax revenue jumps 50%

Positive results on the conservation of nature and endangered wildlife species were recorded in field surveys at reserves and national parks in the central provinces of Quảng Nam and Quảng Ngãi.

On average, the country generates around 68,000 tonnes of waste daily, of which 38,000 comes from urban areas and 30,000 from rural regions.

Experts have raised concerns over Hanoi’s rising air pollution, emphasising the need for comprehensive data and updates on emission sources to identify the causes and extent of the city’s air quality issues.

These patrols discovered 92 locations with wildlife traps, removed over 1,300 snares, and dismantled 72 unauthorised camps.