The central province of Thua Thien-Hue officially put into operation a natural disaster prevention centre on December 9.

Ho Chi Minh City’s key industries posted a growth of 7.9% in November, the city’s Trade and Industry Department said.

The Dong Thap province chapter of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association hold its third congress (2014-2019) on December 8.

The Government has assigned specific tasks to ministries and localities nationwide to make tourism spearhead economic growth. 

Eight automobile and mechanical firms plan to set up a "automobile board" in order to protect domestic producers in anticipation of 2015 tax cuts on imported vehicles. 

Malaysia's Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin on December 8 condemned home fans and apologised to Vietnamese supporters following the violent attacks during the ASEAN Football Federation-Suzuki Cup semi-final match in Selangor. 

The world's leading wind energy company Vestas from Denmark has said that it saw huge potential for wind power development in Vietnam and promised to help the country make wind a sustainable energy solution.

Vietnam vows to make active and responsible contributions to the ASEAN-Republic of Korea dialogue relations at the commemorative summit marking the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-RoK Dialogue Relations, which is slated to be held in Busan on December 11-12.

The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists decided to create a copyright centre, aiming to protect photographers' rights to their work, said Vu Quoc Khanh, Chairman of the association.

Russia has directly invested about US$1.95 billion in 104 projects in Vietnam, and ranks 17th among 101 nations and territories that are investing in the country.