The new-age carrier Vietjet on December 3 resumed services connecting Vietnam’s two major cities - Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with the Con Dao Special Zone.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh on December 4 highlighted notable achievements in the implementation of the amnesty policy in 2025 when he attended a conference reviewing this year’s amnesty programme and community reintegration efforts for those granted early release.

Authorities in the central province of Nghe An on December 3 released an endangered Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) back into its natural habitat in the Pu Huong Nature Reserve.