The ASEAN Military Music Exchange 2024 opened in Hanoi on December 19 under the theme “Music Connecting Friendship" as part of activities to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35 years of the All-People’s Defence Festival.

VOV.VN - Military bands from Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Vietnam took part in the 2024 Military Band Exchange held at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on December 19 evening.

The USD/VND exchange rate is not forecast to be under great pressure at the end of this year, if the US Federal Reserve (Fed) continues to cut interest rates at its meeting this month, experts said.

VOV.VN - The third group of 20 Peace Corps volunteers from the United States were sworn in on December 18 at the US Ambassador’s Residence in Hanoi, in an effort to support English language development and promote people-to-people exchanges in the country.

A sports exchange was held in Cambodia from December 5-15 to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) and the 35th anniversary of the All-People's Defence Festival (December 22).

VOV.VN - Both local residents and foreigners alike flocked to the 2024 international food festival held on December 7 and December 8 in Hanoi to sample delicacies and enjoy unique performances from over 60 countries and territories around the world.

The Mercantile Exchange of Vietnam (MXV) and Singapore-based CWT International Limited, a leading provider of logistics and related engineering services, on December 5 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for strategic cooperation in commodity logistics.

A cultural and art exchange between Lam Dong province's Da Lat city and Chuncheon city of the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Gangwon province took place in the Vietnamese Central Highlands locality on December 4.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man of Vietnam met with Ken Matsuzawa, president of the International Friendship Exchange Council (FEC) of Japan, in Tokyo on December 5 to discuss the promotion of people-to-people diplomacy between the two countries.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Tran Quang Phuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 4 for a delegation of the China International Exchange Association led by its President Ji Bingxuan.