Funabashi Gaku, a senior advisor at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has made an encouraging assessment about Vietnam’s industrial development prospect and insights into the country’s economic transformation.

While mergers and acquisitions in the Vietnamese life insurance sector have been relatively quiet, M&As in the non-life insurance sector have been quite strong, with the participation of both foreign and domestic investors.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak and Nevers city of France’s Nièvre province expressed their hope to set up friendship and collaboration in the fields of cultural exchange, IT development and digital transformation, urban planning, healthcare professional development, and high-technology agricultural production under a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two sides in Paris on December 10.

The Government has issued a Decree detailing provisions for the enforcement of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, including conditions under which foreign motor vehicles and drivers may operate in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Pollution Control Department, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, reported that the air quality index (AQI) in Hanoi reached over 200 at 18:00 p.m. on December 10.

VOV.VN - A mixture of traditional musical performances, songs, dances, and cultural activities put on by Vietnamese and Korean artists will serve to light up the Korean cultural day held on December 13 in Da Lat city in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National University, Hanoi, has achieved outstanding remarks as it climbed to 325th in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025, which were recently released by the UK-based education organisation Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

VOV.VN - Vietnam came out on top during the Southeast Asia Fencing Federation (SEAFF) Championships which concluded on December 10 in Malaysia, winning a total of five gold medals.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has held a recent meeting with Chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) Luo Zhaohui as part of activities within the framework of the 16th Meeting of the Vietnam - China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation which was held on December 10 in Beijing.

VOV.VN - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected that Vietnam's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will reach 6.6% ahead in 2025, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) released on December 11.