VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung held a working session on December 22 with Mauro Alboresi, secretary of the Italian Communist Party (PCI), who applauded the nation’s numerous socio-economic development achievements after over 35 years of renewal under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

VOV.VN - Participating in the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping activities represents a new development in the international integration capacity of the Vietnam People’s Army.

VOV.VN - The number of Thai tourists visiting the country is on the rise amid many popular destinations reopening without restrictions, while a weaker currency against the baht is also supporting the outbound tourism market, according to Yuthasak Supasorn, director general of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met Speaker of the House of Representatives of Indonesia Puan Maharani and Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) of Indonesia Arsul Sani on December 22 as part of the Vietnamese State leader’s ongoing visit to Indonesia.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations on December 21 met with Selwin Hart Special Adviser and Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Action at the United Nations.

VOV.VN - The organising board of the 95th Academy Awards (Oscars) announced on December 21 that Vietnamese movie “Nhung dua tre trong suong”, known as “Children of the Mist” in English, was included in the shortlist of the top 15 Best Documentary Feature Film category.

Politburo member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh visited the Archbishop’s Palace of Ho Chi Minh City Archdiocese and the General Confederation of the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) on December 21, on the occasion of Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023.

VOV.VN - The 15th National Assembly (NA) second extraordinary session is set to open on January 5 and conclude on January 9, 2023, Bui Van Cuong, general secretary of the NA and chairman of the NA Office, said on December 21 at the 18th meeting of the NA in Hanoi.

A collection of old documents related to Hanoi’s iconic Long Bien Bridge has been unveiled to the public for the first time.

VOV.VN - Ahead of the New Year artisan Nguyen Tan Phat of Duong Lam village in Son Tay town of Hanoi is busy with a project to make cat sculptures to welcome in the New Year, with 2023 being the Year of the Cat according to the Vietnamese zodiac calendar.