VOV.VN - A festival being held for foreigners named “Da Nang International Big Day-out 2023” got underway on December 16 and December 17 in the central city, with the event drawing plenty of attention from both locals and expats.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on ASEAN and Japan to strengthen cooperation amidst the global headwinds with various unprecedented challenges so as to develop their comprehensive strategic partnership into a symbol of international solidarity and cooperation.

VOV.VN - A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on December 15 to attend a commemorative summit marking half a century of the friendship and cooperation between ASEAN and Japan at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

VOV.VN - Australian travel newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald has named Vietnam as one of five ideal places worldwide to enjoy the New Year with family and friends.

A regional workshop on safe and diverse information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure took place on December 14 in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province, as part of the Vietnam International Digital Week 2023.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Japan International Youth Cup U13 will take place from December 15 to December 17 in the southern province of Binh Duong as part of activities to mark 50 years since the establishment of joint diplomatic ties.

The Vietnam International Commercial Joint Stock Bank (VIB) has closed a medium-long-term syndicated loan worth US$280 million.

VOV.VN - Regional and international media have widely covered the State visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, emphasizing that the trip has contributed to strengthening mutual understanding and trust between the two Parties and two States.

A Vietnam-Africa policy dialogue workshop on South-South cooperation to support food system transformation took place in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on December 12, as part of the ongoing Vietnam-Hau Giang International Rice Festival 2023.

The Vietnam International Digital Week 2023 opened in the northern province of Quang Ninh on December 12.