The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) is reducing the lending interest rates for its credit programmes to support the people in overcoming difficulties and stabilising their lives, effective from December 1, 2025.

The 48th meeting of the Vietnam – Laos Inter-Governmental Committee, co-chaired by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone, has marked an important milestone in deepening the two countries’ special relationship and elevating it to a new strategic level.

VOV.VN - The second painting contest “Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Through Art” in 2025 has received 1,320 entries from 990 artists, 1.5 times more submissions and double the number of participants compared to the inaugural contest, said the organisers.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Finland may consider negotiating a maritime trade agreement to lay the foundation for comprehensive cooperation in maritime transport and logistics, suggested Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Xuan Sang.

Starting January 5, 2026, banks in Vietnam will be required to verify biometric information from customers when issuing new cards.

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery sector has set a new benchmark, posting an estimated US$64.01 billion in export earnings in the first 11 months of 2025, a 12.6% rise year on year and already higher than 2024’s figure of US$62.4 billion, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE) reported.

Vietnam has highlighted its great potential to be a reliable link in the global Halal supply chain after actively taking part in the 11th World Halal Summit and the Halal Expo 2025 in Istanbul, Türkiye.

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang held talks with State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Volfovich Aleksandr Grigorievich held talks on December 3 in Hanoi, where they also signed a protocol to establish a joint working group to expand and strengthen cooperation in security.

Vietnam attaches great importance to the fight against corruption, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh affirmed during a meeting on December 3 with a visiting delegation from Russia's Presidential Civil Service, Personnel and Anti-Corruption Directorate led by Aide to the Russian President Dmitry Mironov.

Vietnam’s two richest billionaires saw their net worth surge as a market rally has prolonged, according to Forbes’ real-time data.