Ho Chi Minh City's annual countdown music party to welcome the New Year will be held virtually on Dec. 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The annual Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) 2020 opened in Hanoi on Dec. 22 with the theme “Challenges and opportunities in the new normal”.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Do Minh Hung has come together with Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi to sign a Protocol that amends the Air Transport Agreement, in an effort to bolster co-operation in the aviation sector, including a plan to open direct flights to promote trade and tourism between the two countries.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan spoke highly of efforts by the central province of Quang Nam in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and successive natural calamities, during her visit to the province on December 20.

Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio has told leaders of the southern province of Binh Duong that his country supports transport projects connecting Binh Duong with regional localities and cooperation in investment for major projects using Japanese ODA.

VOV.VN - The ten months of the year witnessed the nation's exports to the Eurasian region record impressive growth, with two-way turnover reaching a sum of US$10.34 billion, marking a rise of 17.98%, according to figures released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The first virtual Vietnam Sourcing Expo on “Build and Home Décor” has been launched in Australia in the context that the trade relations between the two countries are thriving and more and more Australian enterprises are seeking to diversify sources of foreign supply.

Vietnam has a strong voice and has won trust worldwide, especially in Asia, Africa, the Europe as well as the US, Ambassador Philippe Kridelka, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the UN has told the Vietnam News Agency.

An Ao dai (traditional long dress) and cuisine festival opened in the ancient imperial city of Hue, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on December 18.

VOV.VN - The ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) took place virtually on December 18 with a specific focus on protecting social security for persons with disabilities (PWDs) during and after the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.