VOV.VN - Foreign tourists visiting the country during the Christmas and New Year holidays are enjoying a warm and jubilant festive atmosphere.

VOV.VN - The second Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Buddhist Summit opened on December 25 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - More than 8,335 traffic accidents occurred during the past nine months of this year, killing 4,765 people and injuring 5,802 others, with road crashes being a leading cause of death in the nation, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

VOV.VN - These days Christians in Vietnam are joyfully celebrating Christmas, a festive atmosphere is spreading in parishes and dioceses.

The severe cold spell, which has blanketed the northern region as well as the north-central provinces of Thanh Hoa and Nghe An for about 10 days now, is expected to end early this week.

President Vo Van Thuong attended a ceremony to announce the Master Plan of the central-coastal province of Quang Ngai for 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, on December 24 as part of his working trip to the locality.

Thanks to significant achievements in medicine, increasing quality, and reasonable costs of medical examination and treatment services, Vietnam's healthcare establishments have attracted more and more foreign patients, including those from developed countries such as the US and Canada.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 23 visited and extended Christmas and New Year greetings to priests and Catholics in the Bac Giang Parish as part of his trip to the northern province.

Ten localities in Vietnam are taking actions to fight plastic pollution under Plastic Smart Cities (PSC), an initiative put forward by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

VOV.VN - Various fun-filled activities and workshops were put on at the EU Christmas market, the first of its kind held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 23.