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VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Truong Thanh Hoai has highlighted the automobile industry as a key industrial sector with a special role and strong spillover effects across the economy, particularly in manufacturing and supporting industries.
VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Cambodia-Laos Youth Festival 2025 officially opened on the morning of December 26 in Kon Tum ward, central Quang Ngai province, jointly organised by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union and the Cambodian Youth Federation.
VOV.VN - The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has decided not to field its U23 team at the 2026 Asian Games (ASIAD), opting instead to send the national U21 side to the tournament, a move seen as part of a long-term development strategy.
VOV.VN - The Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge No. 5 was officially inaugurated over the Mekong River on December 25, marking the national boundary between Bolikhamxay province of Laos and Buengkan province of Thailand.
An exhibition entitled “Vietnamese cultural heritage – vitality from tradition to modernity” opened on December 25 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam Customs on December 25 held a ceremony to mark the country’s total import-export turnover surpassing US$900 billion for the first time - the highest level ever recorded and a significant achievement in its international economic integration.
Party General Secretary To Lam attended and delivered a speech at a programme named “Ho Chi Minh – Journey of Aspiration 2025” to honour outstanding individuals and collectives in studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morality and style in Hanoi on December 25 evening.
The World and Vietnam Report under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 25 launched a special publication featuring 65 years of brotherhood between Vietnam and Cuba to mark the 65th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (1960–2025) and the Vietnam–Cuba Friendship Year 2025.
The Border Guard Command of Vietnam’s Lai Chau province, and the Honghe Border Management Detachment and the Jinshuihe Immigration Inspection Station of China conducted a joint border patrol on December 25.
Vietnam has steadily reaffirmed its role, reputation, and distinct identity at the United Nations (UN) by actively and responsibly engaging in hundreds of UN meetings and making substantive contributions to common global efforts, according to Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN.