VOV.VN - Grandmaster Le Quang Liem came in at 41st position in the overall rankings of the rapid event in the World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2024, the highest recorded by a Vietnamese player so far in the global rapid competition.

VOV.VN - The rate of using preferential Certificates of Origin (C/O) under Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) issued since 2020 has surged by about 20% annually, with the figure expected to rise by 18% this year, according to details given by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Hoa Binh is the only Vietnamese representative to have been named in the list of the top 71 most beautiful places in the world, as compiled by New York-based travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler.

The south-central province of Binh Thuan is ramping up its efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to the local Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Agency on December 27 prosecuted two cases and launched legal proceedings against 19 suspects for allegedly involving in smuggling tonnes of gold from Cambodia and China to Vietnam.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has estimated that about VND130 trillion (US$5.1 billion) is required to implement policies and benefits for officials, civil servants, public employees, and workers as part of the scheme to streamline the political system’s organisational apparatus.

A total of 120 foreign suppliers have registered, declared, and paid taxes worth more than VND8.68 trillion (US$341 million) through the General Department of Taxation (GDT)’s e-portal this year, up by 26% year-on-year and 74% compared to the annual target.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has urged the information and communications sector to focus on developing digital infrastructure, strongly accelerate the application AI and promote the digital industry, contributing to the whole country’s efforts to advance to a new era of prosperity and growth.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has recorded over VND508,000 billion in budget revenue this year, the highest figure ever, with this viewed as the basis for the city to set a double-digit economic growth target in 2025.

VOV.VN - Local representative Bui Thu Thuy left Hanoi on December 29 to head to China as she prepares to compete in the Miss Tourism World 2024 pageant.