VOV.VN - Vietnam’s total import-export turnover in 2025 is expected to reach a record US$920 billion, propelling the country into the top 15 global trading economies and second in ASEAN, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - The 9th Vietnam – Laos – China ball-throwing festival began at 7/5 Square of Dien Bien province, on the evening of December 19.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese athletes claimed an additional 13 gold medals at the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand on December 19, maintaining third position on the medal table.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Regional Security in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Fleet White co-chaired the 14th Vietnam - US Political – Security -Defence Dialogue in Washington D.C. on December 18.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has firmly rejected what it described as “biased and inaccurate” assessments contained in a recent update on religious freedom released by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).

Within the framework of a visit to and working sessions in Laos from December 18–19, a delegation of the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam, led by Prosecutor General Nguyen Huy Tien, paid courtesy calls on Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and Lao National Assembly President Saysomphone Phomvihane.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision to establish the Executive Council of the Vietnam International Financial Centre, appointing Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh as its chairman.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s film industry closed 2025 with record-breaking box office revenues and an unprecedented dominance of domestic productions, marking a rare boom year while exposing deep structural shifts in the market.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee held a ceremony on December 19 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Indonesia (December 30, 1955 – 2025).

VOV.VN - As Vietnam intensifies preparations for the 14th National Party Congress, General Secretary To Lam highlighted the strategic role of ideological work and public communication in maintaining political stability and social cohesion during a period of profound institutional reform.