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The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will convene its fifth session in Hanoi on November 22-23, according to the office of the NA.

Vietnam has shown its resolute objection to Taiwan’s military exercises in the territorial waters around Ba Binh island belonging to Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, and demanded Taiwan to end those actions and not to repeat them in the future, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, along with ASEAN and Chinese leaders, will attend a special summit commemorating the 30th anniversary of ASEAN-China relations on November 22 via videoconference.

People who have got at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine or recovered from the disease are permitted to engage in socio-economic activities in Ho Chi Minh City, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

Many Vietnamese expect global travel to resume in the next six months though with some restrictions, a study by Agoda has found.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơnnbsp;and his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah co-chaired the sixth meeting of the Việt Namnbsp;– Malaysia Joint Committee for Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation on Monday.

Vietnam has emerged as a bright spot in the world’s artificial intelligence (AI) market, as Vietnamese representatives have continuously been invited to introduce their products and research studies at global AI events.

Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) Lieut. Gen. Nguyễn Văn Nghĩanbsp;highlighted the importance of ASEAN military-defence cooperation as regional challenges continue to evolve amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amid a protracted COVID-19 outbreak, socio-economic data in October showed the contraction has bottommed out and Vietnam's economy has made positive changes, the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam said in its Vietnam macroeconomic update for November released on November 12.

The 15th National Assembly wrapped up its second session on November 13 morning after adopting a resolution on Q&A activities during the second session, and a resolution of the second session.