Here are the leading news stories of today, November 20:

Politics

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev discussed measures to further promote partnership between the two countries during their talks in Hanoi on Monday, as part of the latter’s official visit to Vietnam on November 18 and 19.

-- Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and his spouse toured the My Son Sanctuary, a world cultural heritage site in the central province of Quang Nam, on Monday within the framework of his first state visit to Vietnam from November 18 to 20.

-- The law-making National Assembly on Monday adopted five bills, including the amended amnesty law, cultivation law, animal husbandry law, coast guard law, and some adjustments to the higher education law, during their ongoing sixth session in Hanoi.

Society

-- Vietnamese police on Monday arrested Nguyen Huu Tin, former deputy chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, as they widened their investigations into the wrongdoings related to a Vietnamese tycoon, Phan Van Anh Vu.

-- Over 400 officers have been mobilized on Sunday and Monday to search for the missing victims after downpours brought about by Storm Toraji triggered serious landslides in multiple residential areas across Nha Trang City, located in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa.

-- A tropical depression has formed southeast of the Philippines and is forecast to enter the East Vietnam Sea on Thursday, potentially becoming the ninth storm to his Vietnam this year.

-- Police in the south-central province of Binh Dinh impounded a tractor trailer on Monday morning for carrying a giant bayan tree trunk without a special type of license required for such massive transport.

Business

-- The cost of fertilizer in Vietnam has increased by 30 percent compared to the same period of last year, affecting the income of many farmers, while manufacturers explained that the increase followed the global trend.

-- Vietnam’s rice exports to Indonesia reached US$531 million after the first ten months of 2018, up 6.8 times year-on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Sports

-- Vietnam will battle against Myanmar in their third group stage game of the 2018 AFF Championship in Yangon, Myanmar at 6:30 pm on Tuesday (Vietnam time). The game will be broadcasted live on VTV6 television channel.

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