General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam on November 13 received Li Shulei, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s Secretariat, and Head of the CPC Central Committee’s Publicity Department, who is in Viet Nam to co-chair the 20th theory seminar between the CPV and the CPC.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on November 12 held a meeting with King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, who is on a two-day official visit to Viet Nam.

On November 6, at the headquarters of the Provincial People’s Committee, Tuyen Quang Province and the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) signed a cooperation agreement on digital transformation for the 2025–2030 period.

The 14th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee concluded on November 6 after two days of discussions, completing its agenda with high consensus and quality outcomes.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the 20th session of the National Steering Committee on Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in Hanoi on November 4.

Authorities at all levels, people from all social strata, intellectuals, artists, researchers, and officials, are actively providing feedback on the draft documents that will be presented at the 14th National Party Congress, with the promotion of Viet Nam’s cultural and human strengths in the new era among issues drawing great attention.

Party General Secretary To Lam has suggested the US continue supporting and expanding cooperation with Viet Nam in addressing post-war issues, including dioxin cleanup, bomb and mine clearance, assistance for those with disabilities, and search and identification of remains of Vietnamese soldiers missing during the war.

State President Luong Cuong proposed some major cooperation directions for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) while addressing the second plenary session of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju city, the Republic of Korea, on November 1 morning.

On the morning of October 30, in Lai Chau Province, the Joint Working Group between four Vietnamese border provinces of Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, and Dien Bien and China’s Yunnan Province held its 11th meeting to review the implementation of the 10th meeting minutes and sign a new cooperation agreement for the coming period.

On the afternoon of October 29, in Lai Chau Province, Comrade Hau A Lenh, Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Tuyen Quang Provincial Party Committee, held a bilateral meeting with Comrade Wang Ning, Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Secretary of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee, on the occasion of their participation in the 5th Annual Conference of Party Secretaries of Vietnamese and Chinese provinces.

Party General Secretary To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation attended a seminar with leading strategists on artificial intelligence (AI) and technology in the UK and the world, which was held in London on October 28, within the framework of their official visit to the UK.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, together with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, departed Ha Noi on October 28 for a three-day official visit to the UK.

Viet Nam values its traditional friendship with South Africa, its close friend and first African partner with which it established a partnership for cooperation and development framework in 2004, State President Luong Cuong told visiting South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa during their talks in Ha Noi on October 23.

Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Helsinki on October 22 afternoon (local time), concluding their three-day official visit to Finland at the invitation of Finnish President Alexander Stubb.