Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Par🥀ty General Secretary To Lam asked the southernmost province of Ca Mau to continue removing obsꦉtacles to its development at a working session with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee on November 17.

Ca Mau should focus on implementing priority solutions to ensure growth in tandem with protecting the environment and promoting social welfare, the leader said. Read full story

- Party General Secretary To Lam joined officials and residents in Mui village, Dat Mui commune, Ngoc Hien district, the southernmost province of Ca Mau, in the Great National Unity Festival on November 17.

The leader lauded achievements recorded by local authorities and people, and asked Ca Mau province in general and its Dat Mui commune in particular to continue staying united and carry forward traditions and attainments to fulfill set targets and tasks. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh,🎶 his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on No🐻vember 16 afternoon (local time), beginning their three-day working visit to attend the G20 Summit and have bilateral activities.

The trip is made at the invitation of President of Brazil and Chair of the 2024 G20 Summit Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his spouse. Read full story

- Vietnam will continue actively contꦯributing to and effectively implementing cooperation orientations and directions of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), State President Luong Cuong affirmed while addressing the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima, Peru, on November 16 (local time).

In his remarks, Cuong noted that while the global economic landscape is fraught with challenges and uncertainties, it is equally illuminated by the presence of significant opportunities. Read full story

- State President Luong Cuong delivered a speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Informal Dialogue with Guests in Lima on November 15 (local time).

This dialogue, held as part of the APEC Leaders’ Week, provided a platform for APEC leaders to exchange information, aimed at strengthening cooperation with partners both within and beyond the region. Read full story

- On the sidelines of the APEC 2024 Leaders’ Week in Peru, State President Luong Cuong held separate meetings with leaders of China, the US, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Canada, and Russia, on September 15 (local time).

In his meeting with Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, Cuong conveyed regards from Party General Secretary To Lam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man to the Chinese top leader. He congratulated China on the great and historical achievements by the Communist Party of China (CPC), the state and the people under the leadership of Xi over more than a decade of the "new era", particularly since the 20th Congress of the CPC. Read full story

- State President Luong Cuong and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Lima on November 16 afternoon (local time), concluding their official visit to Peru and attendance at the 2024 APEC Leaders’ Week at the invitation of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte.

Within the framework of the 2024 APEC Leaders’ Week, Cuong attended and delivered important speeches at the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, the 2024 APEC CEO Summit and APEC Leaders’ Informal Dialogue with Guests, and attended a working lunch - dialouge between APEC leaders and the APEC Business Advisory Council. Read full story

- President of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia Alen Simonyan arrived in Hanoi on November 17 evening, beginnin꧃g his week-long official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of N♏A Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

He was welcomed at Noi Bai aiport by Pham Phu Binh, permanent member of the Vietnamese NA’s Committee for Foreign Affairs, and Armenian Ambassador to Vietnam Suren Baghdasaryan. Read full story

- Chinese experts have highly valued Party General Secretary To Lam's recent article titled “Combating Wastefulness” and highlighted its significance in Vietnam's current period.

Ling Dequan, a researcher on Vietnam, described the article as a comprehensive and profound analysis of a critical task for Vietnam in its era of nation's rise. Read full story

- More than 300 ambassadors, diplomats and officials from international organisations and hundreds of Hanoi residents joined the fourth annual "For a Green Hanoi" cycling event on November 17 morning in Hanoi.

Hosted by the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations (HAUFO) and local authorities, the event was held at the area around Thien Quang lake in Hai Ba Trung district. Read full story

- Vietravel Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MakeMyTrip, India's leading online travel platform, with the aim of attracting more Indian tourists to Vietnam by offering a unique combination of holiday packages.

Addressing the signing ceremony in New Delhi on November 14, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai spotlighted the development of the relationship between Vietnam and India across fields. He noted that from six flights before the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines now operate 65 direct ones connecting the two countries./. Read full story