VOV.VN - Grandmaster Le Quang Liem came in at 41st position in the overall rankings of the rapid event in the World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024, the highest recorded by a Vietnamese player so far in the global rapid competition.

VOV.VN - The rate of using preferential Certificates of Origin (C/O) under Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) issued since 2020 has surged by about 20% annually, with the figure expected to rise by 18% this year, according to details given by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Hoa Binh is the only Vietnamese representative to have been named in the list of the top 71 most beautiful places in the world, as compiled by New York-based travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has recorded over VND508,000 billion in budget revenue this year, the highest figure ever, with this viewed as the basis for the city to set a double-digit economic growth target in 2025.

VOV.VN - Local representative Bui Thu Thuy left Hanoi on December 29 to head to China as she prepares to compete in the Miss Tourism World 2024 pageant.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese exports to Taiwan (China) grossed US$5.09 billion during the past 11 months of the year, up 18.6% on-year, according to data compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The number of foreign tourists visiting Cambodia soared by 22% to reach over six million over the past 11 months as Thailand continued to top the list of tourist arrivals, followed by Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy's goal of promoting nuclear energy technology exports is seen as potentially relevant to Vietnam amid the Canadian side restarting its nuclear power programme to address energy needs and meet emissions reduction targets.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Cho Ro ethnic group live mainly in Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces, and their worship of the Goddess of Rice, Sayangva, reflects the harmony between humans and nature and people’s wish for a sufficient, happy life.

VOV.VN - State President Luong Cuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 29 sent messages of condolences to Acting President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Choi Sang-mok over the Jeju Air plane crash which caused multiple fatalities and injuries earlier the same day.