A congress was held in Hanoi on December 27 to launch the establishment of the Hanoi chapter of the Vietnam – Bulgaria Friendship Association (VBFA) for the 2020-2025 tenure.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on Dec. 24-25 conducted a flight, bringing home more than 340 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Russia due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Club of Science and Technology Journalists within the Vietnam Journalists’ Association announced the top 10 outstanding science-technology events for 2020 in Hanoi on December 23.

VOV.VN - Le Thi Bich Tram, a native of Dong Nai province, has been chosen to represent Vietnam at the upcoming Miss Global 2021 pageant which is set to be held in the Indonesian city of Bali next year.

VOV.VN - The Bureau of the FIFA Council moved to expand the number of teams participating in the 2023 Women’s World Cup on December 24, thereby creating a new challenge for the Vietnamese women’s football team.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has proposed special policies for large State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to make them spearheads in key industries of the economy.

Saigon - Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) has just become the only Vietnamese representative to be honoured as “Bank of the Year 2020” by The Banker magazine.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has expressed his desire for stronger cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore during a reception for outgoing Singaporean ambassador Catherine Wong Siow Ping in Hanoi on Dec. 24.

The banking industry's credit is projected to have expanded 11% for the year by the end of December, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Dao Minh Tu revealed at a press conference on December 24.

A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) led by President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man extended Christmas greetings to the Diocese of Phat Diem in Kim Son district in northern Ninh Binh province on December 24.