VOV.VN - Spectrum of the Seas, Asia's largest luxury cruise ship, docked at Cam Ranh International Port in the southcentral province of Khanh Hoa on December 13, carrying nearly 5,000 tourists and crew members onboard.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired a meeting of the Vietnam Subcommittee of the Vietnam-Russia Intergovernmental Committee on economic-trade and scientific-technical co-operation on December 12 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) (1944 - 2024) and the 35th anniversary of the All People’s Defence Festival (December 22, 1989 - 2024) were celebrated by the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) and the Vietnamese Military Attaché Office at the UN in New York on December 9 under the chair of Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the UN.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Students Association in the UK (SVUK) will strengthen connections, further intensify student activities in the host country, especially volunteer activities, encourage student talents, while promoting the digitalisation of work processes to improve the group’s operational efficiency.

The Vietnamese Party and State always attach importance to caring for the elderly, including senior women, considering them a critical resource for social welfare and national development, President Luong Cuong told a delegation of distinguished senior women representing over 9 million elderly women nationwide at a meeting in Hanoi on December 6.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly of Vietnam and the House of Councillors of Japan have signed a document to enhance cooperation between the two countries’ parliaments.

The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will perform the world-famous classical ballet The Nutcracker at the Opera House on December 6, 7 and 8 to welcome the Christmas season.

VOV.VN - The Ba Chua Xu (Holy Mother of the Realm) Festival on Mount Sam in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang was officially recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, at the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Paraguay on December 4.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has achieved remarkable progress in global beauty rankings, earning increased recognition for its outstanding representatives winning titles at international beauty pageants.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly of Vietnam has agreed to raise the retirement age for military officers by an additional 1-5 years under a law approved at its ongoing session in Hanoi on November 28.