Travel Off Path, a renowned US travel site, has hailed Phu Quoc in the southern province of An Giang as an “Asian star,” citing its shockingly beautiful scenery and experiences that stand out to the rest of Vietnam.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has sent a letter of profound condolences to the family of Peter and Cora Weiss, long-standing US friends of Vietnam, on their recent passing.

VOV.VN - The Lam Dong provincial police said on December 24 that it had coordinated with relevant agencies to establish a task force to receive Vietnamese nationals deported from the US.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded its first export category surpassing US$100 billion, with shipments of computers, electronic products and components reaching nearly US$102 billion by mid-December 2025.

VOV.VN - US-based travel website Travel Off Path has named Hoi An Ancient Town, now part of the central coastal city of Da Nang, among its top four destinations in Asia to visit in 2026, ranking third on the list.

VOV.VN -Vietnam’s import-export activity continued to gather pace in the first half of December 2025, bringing the country’s total trade turnover close to the record US$900 billion threshold and underscoring strong momentum in year-end trade.

The documentary "Once Upon a Bridge In Vietnam" by French-Vietnamese director François Bibonne has been screened at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, offering an opportunity for the spirit and image of Vietnam and its people to resonate at one of the world’s leading centres of scholarship.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has warned that the country’s shrimp industry is under growing pressure as the US imposes a preliminary anti-dumping duty of up to 35.29%, alongside a series of new tariff barriers.

VOV.VN - The second ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise (AUMX-2) opened on December 10 on Batam Island, Indonesia, with Ship 09 of Brigade 171 and a delegation from the Vietnam People’s Navy participating in the drill.

The US has opened an anti-circumvention investigation into certain steel wheels from Vietnam over allegations they were finished using hot-rolled steel originating in China to evade existing US anti-dumping and countervailing duties on similar Chinese products.