(VOVWORLD) - The 29th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from November 16-19. Thailand’s preparations for APEC 2022 and the role of APEC cooperation in promoting economic recovery post-COVID-19 will be discussed in VOV-Bangkok correspondent’s interview with Dr. Balazs Szanto, PhD and Lecturer at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

(VOVWORLD) - The G20 Summit officially opened on Tuesday in Bali, Indonesia, bringing together the leaders of all the major developed and emerging economies. It is hoped that the Summit will generate momentum for a sustainable global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, tensions on the Korean peninsula, and a growing global food, energy, and financial crisis.

(VOVWORLD) - The global population is projected to reach 8 billion today, November 15th, according to World Population Prospects 2022 compiled by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. While celebrating this occasion, it’s also the reminder of our responsibility to seek for solutions to address population challenges to ensure a sustainable future for all.

(VOVWORLD) - Thai Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanee Sangrat has reiterated that Vietnam is a very important economic, trade, and investment partner not only of Thailand but also Southeast Asia. He made the remarks during an interview with the Voice of Vietnam’s correspondent in Thailand ahead of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Thailand and to attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week from November 16 to 19.

(VOVWORLD) - Multiple external relations activities are taking place in Vietnam during the last months of this year. In addition to Vietnamese leaders’ overseas trips and participation in multilateral forums, Vietnam is welcoming several leaders on official visits. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden are visiting Vietnam in order to create new momentum for stronger bilateral ties.

(VOVWORLD) - A concert called “A mass for peace” will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on Saturday and Sunday involving 200 artists from the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) and 4 international choirs.

(VOVWORLD) -ASEAN leaders are meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in their first in-person summit after a 2-year COVID-19 hiatus. High on the agenda are building the ASEAN Community and solidarity, ASEAN’s centrality, and the orientation of ASEAN’s relations with its partners.

(VOVWORLD) - Since the Van Dong-Mong Cai highway opened two months ago, the border city of Mong Cai has received more than 430,000 visitors, quadrupling the figure of last year.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Assembly passed the Law on Implementation of Democracy at the Grassroots Level, at its ongoing fourth session in Hanoi on Thursday to promote democracy at the grassroots level amid Vietnam’s international integration. The draft law is of great socio-economic significance, embracing the traits of the Vietnamese political and legal systems. It institutionalizes the Party guidelines and Ho Chi Minh Thought on socialist democracy and ensures that the state power belongs to the people.

(VOVWORLD) - Although the final results of the US midterm elections aren’t yet in, the elections that took place on Tuesday have already recorded some notable milestones.