VOV.VN - Vietnam actively promotes external relations, including defense cooperation, to strengthen friendship, mutual understanding, and trust, while jointly addressing common security and safety challenges, preventing conflicts, and ensuring peace in line with international law.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand and the Vietnamese Defense Attaché Office held a ceremony in Bangkok on December 18 evening, celebrating 80 years of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35 years of the All-People Defense Day.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and many other Party and State officials attended the opening ceremony of the Vietnam International Defense Expo 2024 at Gia Lam airfield on the outskirts of Hanoi on December 19 morning.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held an inter-ministerial meeting in Hanoi on December 18 to review ASEAN cooperation, Vietnam's strides in 2024, and chart a course for 2025.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of Public Security to urgently investigate the December 18 tragic fire at a coffee shop in Hanoi that killed 11 people.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received a delegation of aerospace, defence and security companies under the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) in Hanoi on December 18.

Domestic travel remains a key driver of tourism recovery in Vietnam, a significant 49% of travellers prefer exploring domestic destinations, while 31% prefer to travel abroad.

Defence collaboration is an important pillar in the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed on December 18.

The 12th Vietnam-India People's Friendship Festival, a jointly held by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), the Vietnam-India Friendship Association (VIFA) and the All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO), kicked off in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on December 18.

In the first 11 months of 2024, registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam’s real estate sector surged by 89.1% year-on-year, reaching about US$5.63 billion, according to Avison Young Vietnam’s ‘Vietnam Real Estate 2024: A Year in Review’ report.