VOV.VN - The State apparatus has become too cumbersome and overlapping in many places, hindering national development, and without streamlining it, the country will not be able to develop to reach its full potential, Party General Secretary To Lam has affirmed.

VOV.VN - Economic and trade cooperation has always been a bright spot in the relationship between Vietnam and Singapore, and the two countries are seeking ways to promote this relationship in a sustainable manner.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly will accompany the government, agencies, and organizations within the political system in striving to achieve the highest possible socio-economic development goals for 2025, top legislator Tran Thanh Man said at the closing ceremony of the year-end session in Hanoi on November 30.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly on November 30 passed a resolution banning e-cigarettes in Vietnam, which will take effect in 2025.

VOV.VN - World renowned travel guide Lonely Planet has named Alma Resort Cam Ranh in the coastal city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province, among 12 hotels which go all out for the festive Christmas season.

VOV.VN - The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai and the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan jointly kicked off an annual international cycling race on November 30.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Universe 2024, claimed a Top 3 finish during the national costume competition.

VOV.VN - With a majority of votes in favour (92.48%), the National Assembly on November 30 approved the North-South high-speed railway project with an estimated investment of US$67.3 billion to be implemented under the public investment model.

VOV.VN - Dien Bien, a province in north-west Vietnam, and Russia’s second largest city of Saint Petersburg have signed an agreement on trade-economic, science-technology cooperation and socio-cultural exchanges between the two sides.

VOV.VN - Defense Minister Phan Van Giang on November 30 inspected forces’ preparations for the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024 due to take place in Hanoi in mid-December.