VOV.VN - The Vietnam women’s football team narrowly lost 0-1 to the Philippines at SEA Games 33 in their second group-stage match at Chonburi Stadium on the evening of December 8.

“Mua do” (Red Rain) produced by the People’s Army Cinema has received enthusiastic applause from international audiences at the “Vietnam Film Week – The Journey of Light”, which is undeway at the Le Grand Rex cinema in Paris.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s pepper exports slowed in November 2025 but still recorded strong growth during the past eleven months, with total export revenue surpassing US$1.5 billion, up more than 24% compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade will hold the Vietnam-US Trade Forum 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City on December 10, highlighting three decades of economic and trade cooperation and looking ahead to a new era of partnership.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh Museum officially opened the thematic exhibition “Ho Chi Minh’s footsteps in the homeland of the October Revolution” on December 8, featuring 260 documents, images, and artifacts about President Ho Chi Minh’s journey in Russia, marking the 75th anniversary of Vietnam-Russia diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN - The first Aeon Beta Cinema complex, part of a joint venture between Aeon Entertainment (Japan) and Beta Media (Vietnam), opened in Hanoi on December 7, marking Aeon’s entry into the country’s expanding cinema market.

A favourable visa policy and effective stimulus programmes have helped Vietnam’s total retail sales and consumer service revenue grow 9.1% in the first 11 months of 2025, with tourism leading the way as travel earnings jumped by 19.9%.

In a year marked by significant milestones for both nations, the Vietnam Film Week in Laos has served as a meaningful cultural bridge, according to Do Quoc Viet, Deputy Director of the Department of Cinema under the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Vietnam’s increasingly attractive property market was a key topic at a seminar held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on December 6 by Cloud, a Korean consultancy specialising in overseas property investment, amid tighter real estate regulations at home that continue to push Korean capital abroad.

The 29th Artigiano International Handicraft Fair is taking place at the Milan Exhibition Centre, Italy, bringing together nearly 3,400 businesses from 100 countries, including those from Vietnam.