VOV.VN - Vietnam National Day at EXPO 2020 Dubai was officially launched following the Vietnamese national flag raising ceremony held at Al Wasl square in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on December 30.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Transport will permit an increase in the frequency of flights on a number of domestic routes moving forward, with the plan being initiated across two phases.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in approximately US$950 million from exporting 260,000 tonnes of pepper this year, becoming the world’s largest supplier of pepper despite facing challenges relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data given by the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA).

VOV.VN - Australia currently runs only 545 projects totally capitalized at around US$1.9 billion in Vietnam, with its investment level being far from matching both nations' full potential for trade and investment cooperation.

VOV.VN - Approximately 4,000 of container trucks, the majority of which are carrying fruits, have been left stranded in the northern province of Lang Son after China recently introduced tougher COVID-19 safety measures, thereby causing fresh difficulties to the daily lives of thousands of drivers.

VOV.VN - China is set to temporarily halt all imports of Vietnamese dragon fruit through its border gates with the northern province of Lang Son for one month, starting from December 29 after the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on three shipments.

Russian localities wish and stay ready to further boost effective cooperation with Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam’s southern localities, new Russian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Timur Sadykov told the press on December 29.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong held online talks with Chairman of the Presidium of the Communist Party of Japan (CPJ) Central Committee Shii Kazuo in Hanoi on December 29.

Vietnam and Laos held an online meeting to review the pilot implementation of the one-stop-shop inspection model at the Lao Bao (Quang Tri) – Densavan (Savannakhet) border gate pair on December 29.

VOV.VN - The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virtually held the 16th theoretical workshop on December 29.