VOV.VN - Vietnam clinched five gold medals on the sixth day of competition at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Thailand on December 15, maintaining third place in the overall medal standings with a total of 40 golds.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on December 15 that protecting the country’s independence, unity and territorial integrity remains the highest and overarching objective of border and territorial affairs at all stages of national development.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on December 15 called for a fundamental shift in thinking and approach to economic development and international integration, saying the change was urgent to improve growth quality and adapt to rapidly evolving domestic and global conditions.

VOV.VN - Thailand’s Toxido NxG claimed the championship title at the Delta Force Invitational 2025: Warfare Mode (DFIW 2025), an international professional e-sports tournament held in Hanoi from December 11–14.

Under the "Quang Trung Campaign", the Ministry of National Defence has mobilised 5,627 officers and soldiers along with 254 vehicles of various types to continue building 382 houses for flood-hit residents in central Vietnam, with the goal of completing them before the 2026 Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

The Vietnam-Australia Scholars & Experts Association (VASEA) and Vietnam-Australia Cultural Exchange Organisation (VACEO) held their 2025 year-end review programme in Sydney on December 14, honouring knowledge, culture and the strong sense of community among Vietnamese people in Australia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s men’s futsal team have climbed to 20th place in the latest FIFA world rankings, marking the highest position in the team’s history, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said.

VOV.VN - A charter flight from Bucharest, Romania, carrying tourists from several Eastern European countries, arrived in Phu Quoc on December 15, marking the start of a series of charter services linking the island with Eastern Europe, tourism officials said.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese community bookstore was officially launched in Japan on December 15 at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Tokyo, aiming to promote reading culture and preserve the Vietnamese language among overseas Vietnamese.

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomed its 20 millionth international visitor of 2025 on December 15, marking a milestone for the country’s tourism industry as it surpassed 20 million foreign arrivals in a single year for the first time.