Da Nang has been named Vietnam’s Smart City of 2025, securing the top and only national title granted this year by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA).

The National Statistics Office on December 6 reported positive signs in business registration, with sharp increases in both newly established enterprises and their registered capital over the first 11 months of 2025.

Vietnam’s Honorary Consulate has officially been inaugurated in Zagreb, Croatia, marking a fresh milestone in the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - A mass wedding featuring 80 couples took place on December 5 along Hoan Kiem Lake’s pedestrian street, marking one of the most emotional highlights of Vietnam Happy Fest 2025 and drawing large crowds of onlookers.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s tourism industry has set an all-time record, welcoming 19.15 million international visitors over the past 11 months of the year, representing a year-on-year rise of 20.9% and surpassing the pre-pandemic peak recorded in 2019, reported the National Statistics Office (NSO).

VOV.VN - The 17th Japanese Film Festival (JFF) is set to take place across Vietnam from December 12, 2025 to January 25, 2026, aiming to bring Japanese cinema closer to local audiences.

VOV.VN - Vietnam records around 24,600 new breast cancer cases and more than 10,000 deaths each year, with the number of cases doubling every decade, medical experts said at a breast cancer screening event held in Da Nang on December 5 by Dong A University.

VOV.VN - A strong cold front is expected to bring widespread moderate to heavy rain and a rapid drop in temperatures across northern Vietnam from December 11, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Vietnam reported US$33.69 billion in registered foreign investment as of November 30, up 7.4% from a year earlier, government statistics showed.

VOV.VN - Vietnam reaffirmed macro-economic stability and moved to accelerate public investment disbursement as a key growth driver amid rising external risks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh concluded at a monthly Government meeting for November held in Hanoi on December 6.