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A workshop themed “Financing Responses to Disasters and Shocks: Experiences, Opportunities and Challenges in Disaster Risk Financing and Disaster Responsive Social Protection in Southeast Asia” has been jointly held.

The Governors of Battambang and Pailin provinces of Cambodia have met their counterpart in Thailand’s Chanthaburi province to allow legally permitted Cambodian workers to return to work in Thailand.

Vietnam hopes that the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant will complete its investigation activities in Iraq soon, stated Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy.

The Thai cabinet has approved in principle a one-year Medical Treatment Visa to attract foreigners with purchasing power.

Russia’s TASS news agency has run an article highlighting the talks between Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, especially the joint statement adopted by the two leaders.

Vietnam expressed concerns over the ongoing crises in Lebanon and called on the country to redouble efforts to surmount challenges during a UN Security Council meeting on November 29.

The US is planning to host an in-person summit between US President Joe Biden and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries in Washington in January 2022.

The Philippines will reopen its borders to tourists from some countries on a trial basis from December 1, as part of efforts to rebuild an economy hit hard by the pandemic, its Government said on November 26.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has emphasised that the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit was a good opportunity for European and Asian leaders to have dialogue in order to find common solutions.

Vietnam backs the reform of the United Nations Security Council to ensure its representation, democracy, transparency and effectiveness, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN.

Vietnam voiced support for provision of assistance to Iraq in addressing current challenges in the war-torn country during a UN Security Council meeting on November 23.

German securities news site Börse-online.de on November 22 ran an article highlighting the high prospect of the stock market of Vietnam and the Vietnamese economy after COVID-19.