VOV.VN - The European Union has decided to increase pesticide residue checks at border gates for Vietnamese durian exported to the bloc to 20%, up 10% from the previous rate.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh on December 22 conveyed Christmas and New Year 2025 greetings at the Hanoi Archdiocese, the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North), and the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics.

VOV.VN - This Christmas season, the festive atmosphere is spreading across parish neighborhoods in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak, as local people excitedly shop for unique decorations to create a warm and joyful ambiance for their families during the holiday.

VOV.VN - Over the past few days, residents of flood and landslide-hit Nu Village in Bao Yen district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai have been busy stabilising their lives in a new resettlement area which is built about two km from the old village.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Australia still hold great potential for economic, trade, investment cooperation, particularly in areas such as agriculture, food processing, renewable energy, and digital economy development, according to Nguyen Phu Hoa, trade councilor of the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia.

VOV.VN - 16 contracts valued at approximately US$286.3 million were signed primarily by the General Department of Defense Industry and Military Industry and Telecoms Group Viettel of Vietnam at the 2024 Vietnam International Defense Exhibition, according to expo organisers.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) led by Do Van Chien, head of the VFF Central Committee, on December 22 visited and extended greetings to Catholic dignitaries, priests and followers of the Vietnam Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Ho Chi Minh City on the 2025 Christmas.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 22 attended the inauguration of the resettlement area in Nu village of northern Lao Cai province, an area severely devastated by flashfloods and landslides in September 2024.

VOV.VN - The tropical depression that formed in the East Sea on December 21 is gathering its strength and heading towards the South-central coast of Vietnam, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - The Japanese sushi chain Genki Sushi plans to expand to Vietnam in 2025, alongside its entry into the US state of Texas, as part of a broader strategy targeting international markets, particularly Southeast Asia and North America.