Under the new regulations, customers must use a chip-based ID card, a standard ID card, or a level-2 electronic ID for identity verification. Passports will no longer be considered valid identification documents for banking procedures.
Forecasts indicate that between the night of November 25 and the morning of November 26, the tropical depression will enter the East Sea.
Experts and higher education leaders proposed a range of strategic solutions for strengthening the ASEAN higher education system.
Countries including the UK, the Republic of Korea (RoK), New Zealand, and the US, and international organisations such as the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and UNICEF have announced aid packages in support of Vietnam’s immediate relief and long-term recovery efforts.
Vietnam and New Zealand should further expand trade and investment ties, working towards the goal of 3 billion USD in two-way trade by 2026. Education, training and high-quality human resource development should also remain a key pillar of cooperation.
Flooding has damaged 82,147 ha of rice and seasonal crops, 117,067 ha of perennial crops, killed or swept away more than 3.3 million livestock and poultry, and affected 1,157 ha of aquaculture. Floods and landslides have left 102 people dead, 11 missing, 221 homes destroyed and 933 others damaged.
PM Chinh proposed the Netherlands promptly ratify the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) to further promote bilateral investment cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, urge the European Commission (EC) to soon lift its “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafood, and further step up bilateral collaboration in science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), and databases.
The strong performance in 2025 helped position Vietnam as one of the key drivers behind a more than 50% increase in total IPO proceeds across Southeast Asia.
During his nine-day working trip, including travel time, PM Chinh maintained a dense and highly productive schedule with around 80 activities. These included meetings and talks with nearly all the top leaders of Kuwait, Algeria, and South Africa; policy speeches; working sessions with government officials and businesses of the host countries; visits to socio-economic establishments in all three nations; and participation in economic forums and business dialogues.
Lauding the talks between Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Senate President Vystrcil, the Party leader expressed his hope that the two legislatures will continue close coordination to create a legal corridor and favourable conditions for promoting bilateral cooperation, in line with the common interests of both nations.
Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc said ministries must avoid complacency despite recent price stability, calling on agencies to prioritise the 3.3% CPI target, monitor global risks, and prevent domestic shortages or sudden price spikes, especially ahead of the Lunar New Year.
PM Chinh affirmed that Vietnam attaches great importance to its Strategic Partnership with Germany and highly evaluates Germany’s leading role in the European Union. Vietnam welcomes and supports Germany’s active presence in the Asia–Pacific region, contributing to regional peace, stability and sustainable development.
Vietnam has identified AI as a national priority technology, playing a key role in digital transformation, the development of a knowledge-based economy, and the enhancement of national competitiveness.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, municipal leaders, representatives of ministries, and international investment funds attended and witnessed the signing ceremony, which was held on the sidelines of the Autumn Economic Forum 2025.
Viet shared his assessments of the current complex context, the importance and necessity of strengthening the NPT review process, as well as the priorities and activities that Vietnam will promote in its capacity as Chair.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1976, the two countries have achieved substantive results across various fields, particularly economy, trade, defence-security, education and training, and people-to-people exchanges.
Meeting with President Macron, PM Chinh affirmed that treasuring and advancing ties with France is an objective requirement and an important choice for Vietnam.
Continuous downpours from November 16–17 inundated several parts of Hue City, including Quang Dien, Kim Tra, and Phong Dien. Meanwhile, floodwaters on the Huong River at Kim Long rose to 2.64 meters — about 0.64 meters above warning level 2 — causing riverside flooding and affecting the city center.
The seventh Vietnam–Philippines Defence Policy Dialogue was held in Hanoi on November 26, co-chaired by Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien and Philippine Undersecretary of National Defence Irineo C. Espino.
In the next days, the typhoon will continue to move slowly westward, then possibly turn west-southwest at about 5km/h, continuing to weaken.