Vietnam
Latest week · November 2
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LATEST WEEK
- US midterm elections on November 3 decide control of Congress in Trump's final two yearsAmericans voted in the US midterm elections on November 3, a contest that decides the balance of power in Congress and shapes the final two years of President Donald Trump's term. Campaigning ran to the last stretch, with Trump staging an intense push to draw voters.
- US envoy sets date for three-way Russia-Ukraine talks as Moscow names its delegationA US special envoy announced the date for three-way negotiations with Russia and Ukraine, with the talks expected about a week later, according to Vietnamese reports on Tuesday. A fresh round of dialogue on Russia-Ukraine peace was described as imminent, and President Volodymyr Zelensky was reported ready to meet President Vladimir Putin.
- US strikes Iran's Qeshm island and Strait of Hormuz, reviving open conflictUS forces carried out "limited defensive" airstrikes at the Strait of Hormuz on the evening of November 2, US officials said, with explosions reported on Iran's strategic island of Qeshm. The strikes marked a return to open conflict between Washington and Tehran.
- The constitutional question was raised alongside the second session of the XVI-term National AssemblyParty General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm called for preparing the theoretical and practical basis for studying and proposing a comprehensive amendment of Vietnam's constitution. The direction was carried by state and centrist outlets on the same day, with Tiền Phong framing it as preparing the basis for a proposal and Dân Trí quoting the call to "study a proposal for a comprehensive amendment of the Constitution."
- Vietnam cuts electricity price by 44 dong per kWh, first drop after four straight increasesVietnam lowered the retail electricity price by 44 dong per kWh, a cut of about 2 percent, effective from November 1. The reduction is the first since four consecutive increases, and it took effect as the special consumption tax on petrol fell to 0 percent through the end of March 2027.
SOURCES CITED IN NOVEMBER 2026
Outlets referenced by the published weekly picks for this month — not the full monitored registry.
- An ninh Tiền tệStatecentre
- Báo Bắc NinhWire
- Báo Công LýWire
- Báo Dân ViệtStatecentre
- Báo điện tử VTC NewsStatecentre
- Báo Hà TĩnhStatecentre
- Báo Tiền PhongStatecentre
- baochinhphu.vnStatecentre
- BBC News Tiếng ViệtOppositionalcentre
- CafeFCentristcentre
- chinhsachcuocsong.vnanet.vnStatecentre
- Dân TríCentristcentre
- dangcongsan.vnWire
- Docnhanh.vnWire
- Fili.vnWire
- HueNgayNayWire
- Investing.com Việt NamCentristcentre
- Laodong.vnStatecentre
- nguoiquansat.vnWire
- Nhân DânState
- PetroTimesStatecentre
- Thanh NiênCentristcentre
- Thời Báo Ngân HàngWire
- Tin nhanh chứng khoánStatecentre
- Tin tức 24hStatecentre
- TTXVNStatecentre
- Tuổi TrẻCentristcentre
- Vietnam.vnWire
- VietnamNetPro-government
- vietstock.vnStatecentre
- VnEconomyStatecentre
- VnExpressCentristcentre
- VOV.VNStatecentre
- VOV2Statecentre
- VTV.vnStatecentre
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