VIETNAM TODAY

Negotiators toiled Tuesday to break a deadlock at UN climate talks after G20 leaders acknowledged the need for trillions of dollars for poorer nations but left key sticking points unresolved.

Vietnam’s textile and garment industry aims to achieve 47–48 billion USD in export turnover in 2025, according to Vu Duc Giang, Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had meetings with leaders of countries and international organisations on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 19.

Fifty-two Vietnamese students are heading to Australia with scholarship to study at Australian universities under the Australia Awards.

A workshop was held in Tokyo on November 18 to introduce to Japanese businesses investment trends in Vietnam and its pioneering industrial parks with carbon neutral initiatives.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered a speech at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on November 18 (local time), proposing three strategic guarantees for global poverty eradication.

The Hoan Kiem Lake Management Board announced on November 18 that they sacked two staff members for receiving bribes from street vendors and art performers.

A teenager has been found dead, while four others remained missing after swimming in the Red River in Phu Tho Province.

A stampede at a middle school in China's northwestern Xinjiang region has left 14 people injured, according to local authorities.

Eleven social housing projects in Hanoi, totalling 6,000 apartments, are expected to be launched in 2024-2025.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man will pay an official visit to Cambodia and attend meetings from November 21-24.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) To Lam and his spouse will pay an official visit to Malaysia from November 21-23.

The Vietnam Airports Corporation (ACV) on Monday began construction of a cargo terminal at the Cat Bi International Airport in Hai Phong city.

Net profits from the foreign exchange trading segment of many banks have gained positive results thanks to a strong USD/VNĐ exchange rate fluctuations this year.

Party General Secretary To Lam attended a meeting with teachers in Hanoi on November 18, during which he asked for stronger efforts to complete the goal of education and training reform.

Police in central Thailand said they barricaded themselves into their own station over the weekend, after a menacing mob of 200 escaped monkeys ran riot on the town.

Vietnam's industrial sector is attracting a new wave of investment from foreign investors, experts have said.

Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Minh Tue has decided to stop his walks and become a hermit after big crowds caused traffic congestion and public disorder.

PM Pham Minh Chinh attended a Vietnam-Brazil business forum in Rio de Janeiro as part of his trip to Brazil for attendance at the G20 Summit and bilateral activities in the Latin American country.