VGP - According to the General Statistics Office, disbursements of foreign direct investment (FDI) reached US$16.5 billion in the first 11 months of the year, up 3.1% compared with the same period last year.

VGP - The Viet Nam Women’s Union (VWU) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Viet Nam Office in Ha Noi on Novevember 28 signed a record of discussions for the “project of promoting gender responsive financial inclusion through the Viet Nam Women’s Union” .

VGP – The consumer price index (CPI) in November saw a month-on-month decline of 0.29% and a year-on-year growth of 3.26%, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported. 

VGP – The Ministry of Science and Technology and U.S. Xinova LLC on November 28 signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the establishment of an Innovation Network in Viet Nam. 

VGP – Vietnamese Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung and his Chinese counterpart Liu Kun agreed to enhance coordination in financial cooperation, human resources development, macro-economic supervision and mid-term budget planning through delegation exchanges.

VGP – A cooperative agreement was inked on November 27 between the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the Bulgarian Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. 

VGP – More than 150 Vietnamese and Singaporean enterprises attended a conference in Singapore on November 27 to look for cooperation and investment opportunities.

VGP – As of late November, 2018, Viet Nam absorbed US 30.8 billion of FDI, equivalent to 93.2% against the same period last year. 

VGP - A high-ranking military delegation of Viet Nam, led by Chief of the General Staff of the Viet Nam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang arrived in Bangkok on November 22, starting an official visit to Thailand from November 22-25.