Due to the effect of a cold air, the Northern region will see moderate to heavy rains in addition to decreasing temperature with the lowest temperature at 17C on November 13 and 14.

An international conference on implementing the global solutions for patient safety was held in Hanoi on November 12 by the Health Ministry in a bid to share knowledge on enhancing the quality of health examinations and treatment and minimising medical incidents.

Domestic airlines have announced they will increase more than 1,000 flights equivalent to hundreds of thousands of seats during the Lunar New Year 2020 to meet increasing travelling demand.

A Vietnam – Russia friendship gathering took place in Hanoi on November 12 as an event to celebrate the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (1949-2019). Delegates at the event recalled the tradition of bilateral ties as well as the warm sentiments and contributions of the Soviet Union in the past and of Russia at present towards the Vietnamese people.