From being a minor exporter prior to 2013, Vietnam rose to number eleven in the global rankings of top exporters by 2023, emerging as a surprise player in global trade.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Tran Quang Phuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 4 for a delegation of the China International Exchange Association led by its President Ji Bingxuan.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse had a meeting with Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace on December 4.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national football team have been named as the most expensive team competing at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2024 with the highest estimated market value of EUR7.68 million, as calculated by football website Transfermarkt.

VOV.VN - Three Vietnamese female golfers, including Nguyen Viet Gia Han, Le Chuc An, and Anna Le, have been selected to attend a training course at the Women Amateur Asian Pacific Academy (WAAP), one of the leading training programmes for female golfers in the Asia-Pacific region.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 4 for Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Maeda Tadashi.

Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of US$16.46 billion in agricultural, forestry, and aquatic products during the first 11 months of 2024, soaring 52.8% year on year, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rearranging the organisational apparatus is a difficult task but it is essential, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed on December 4 at a Government conference to carry out the review of the implementation of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, issued by the Party Central Committee in 2017, which seeks to streamline the political system for greater efficiency.

Nine ministries and agencies under the Government will be consolidated under a resolution on streamlining and optimising the political system, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra told the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam's rubber sector in general, and processing and export enterprises in particular have taken actions to comply with the EU’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in order to avoid any impact on rubber exports to the EU market.