VOV.VN - Ahead of their opening match in Group B of the SEA Games 33 men’s football tournament, U22 Laos head coach Ha Hyeok-jun hailed the Vietnamese team and his counterpart Kim Sang-sik, acknowledging that they have built a strong, strategically disciplined squad.

VOV.VN -Vietnam’s squid and octopus exports are likely to increase by 10-15% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with the third quarter, if domestic raw material supply remains stable, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese delegation achieved outstanding results at the 2025 International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) in the Russian Federation, with all six participants from Hanoi earning medals, three silver and three bronze.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, and Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, met with Sen. Lieut. Gen Khamliang Outhakaysone, member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and Minister of National Defence of Laos, in Vientiane on December 2.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK) Navy training ship ROKS Hansando, carrying 375 officers and sailors and led by Rear Admiral Hong Sang Yong, docked at Tien Sa Port to begin a friendship visit to Da Nang from 2 to 5 December.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang of Vietnam and Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of Cuba Deborah Rivas Saavedra on December 1 co-chaired the first meeting of the Joint Committee for Implementation of the Vietnam–Cuba Trade Agreement, discussing measures to raise bilateral trade to US$500 million in the coming period.

VOV.VN - The Korea Overseas Resources & Energy Industry Association (K-RESOURCES) on December 2 announced that it had held the inaugural meeting of the “Vietnam Mining Investment Consultative Mechanism” in Seoul.

With perceived flexible regulations, foreign-friendly incentives, and fintech sandboxes, Vietnam’s International Financial Centre (IFC) is becoming a magnet for both global and local digital asset players seeking growth and compliance in one of Asia’s largest crypto markets.

Fishermen in the central city of Hue have increasingly embraced their role as responsible “guardians of the sea,” strictly following regulations on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The Vietnamese Embassy in France on December 1 held a fundraising ceremony in support of residents in central and Central Highlands provinces which have suffered severe losses from storms and prolonged flooding since early November.