An art performance programme spotlighting the Vietnam - Laos solidarity was jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos, the Vietnamese association in Vientiane and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 28 in the Lao capital.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam U20 men’s national football team gathered together on December 28 at the PVF Youth Football Training Center in Hung Yen province as they get preparations underway for the AFC U20 Asian Cup finals which is due to take place in March, 2023.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) this year witnessed the highest growth of 8.02% for the past 11 years, with GDP in the fourth quarter increasing by 5.92% on-year, higher than the growth rate over the recent two years, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on December 29.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and India must deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership, especially in terms of economic co-operation, to gradually bring the two-way trade turnover to more than US$15 billion, a figure which has been maintained for years.

The Party Organisation and authorities in the central Lao province of Vientiane on December 28 hosted a ceremony in Thoulakhom district to commemorate heroes and martyrs of the Laos-Vietnam combat alliance who laid down their lives on the Keun battlefield in 1946.

VOV.VN - The Voice of Vietnam’s VOVWorld on December 27 awarded winners of the “What do you know about Vietnam?” contest which was organized for the 75th founding anniversary of the Voice of Vietnam in 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the award ceremony was delayed.

The Vietnam International Logistics Exhibition 2022 (VILOG) will take place for the first time at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City from August 10 -12, 2023.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines has announced plans to add more than 500 flights, equivalent to 90,000 seats, in order to meet increasing travel demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year, the country’s biggest festival of the year.

Senior officials of central Quang Tri province and Laos’ Savannakhet and Salavan provinces held talks in the Vietnamese locality’s Dong Ha city on December 27, during which they signed cooperation agreements in various fields for 2023-2025.

The fifth congress of the Vietnam-Thailand Friendship Association (VTFA) for 2022-2027 tenure was held in Hanoi on December 27, electing Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Van Thanh as Chairman of the association for the 2022-2027 tenure.