Politics

-- Deputy Defence Minister, Lieutenant-General Truong Quang Khanh met V. K. Dzirkaln, Deputy Director of the Russia Federal Agency on Military Cooperation in Hanoi on November 8.

-- Vietnam hopes to integrate extensively and comprehensively with the world, focusing on international economic integration, said Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi on November 8.

-- Leaders of the ASEAN member countries will discuss various issues, including those related to the maintenance of regional peace, stability and security during the 21 st ASEAN Summit and related Summits, said Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi.

Society

-- The Dung Quat Shipbuilding Co was Thursday forced to take its newly-built 104,000-ton oil tanker back to the Dung Quat Shipyard facility shortly after handing it over to the investor PV Trans as the latter said the ship’s quality and safety are not ensured.

-- More than 1,000 workers of the Free Well Co Ltd inside the Bac Dong Phu Industrial Park in Binh Phuoc Province Thursday attempted to go on a strike after their lunch was found with maggot.

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