VOV.VN - The Japanese Government is set to establish a fund worth approximately U$2.4 billion in support of smart-city projects to be undertaken by Japanese firms in Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, according to business news publication Nikkei Asia.

VOV.VN - Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Yevheniy Yenin hailed the friendship and cooperative relations between Ukraine and Vietnam both bilaterally and multilaterally during a Dec. 16 reception for Vietnamese ambassador Nguyen Hong Thach.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh has urged overseas Vietnamese living in Chaiyaphum, Sakon Nakkhon and Nakkhon Phanom to contribute more to the development of these northeastern provinces and their homeland.

Maritime cooperation is an essential part of the COVID-19 response and post-pandemic recovery, the 8th Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum (EAMF), held in both the in-person and online formats on December 15, heard.

VOV.VN - An exhibition featuring photos and documentary films detailing the ASEAN Community is currently being held in the southern province of Binh Phuoc, with the function running for three days from December 15 to December 17.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung and Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific at the European External Action Service (EEAS) Gunnar Wiegand have expressed their satisfaction with the comprehensive and extensive development of the Vietnam-EU relationship over the past three decades.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Singapore have agreed to conclude ongoing negotiations of the ‘green lane’ arrangement for business and official travel and resume commercial flights between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Singaporean website futureiot.tech has recently published an article that highlights how over the past 15 years Vietnam has emerged as a strong manufacturing hub in the Asia-Pacific region.

A workshop marking the 10th anniversary of ASEAN Maritime Forum (AMF) was held both online and offline in Hanoi on December 14, focusing on ASEAN's cohesive and responsive approach to maritime cooperation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Italy have consented to plans for post-pandemic economic recovery and optimising the benefits from the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) as a way of promoting economic ties between the two nations.