VOV.VN - Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam has achieved a number of positive results in the merchandise trade, thereby being ranked among the leading five countries globally in terms of the international flow of trade.

VOV.VN - A large number of local models took to the catwalk to mark the launch of Aquafina Vietnam International Fashion Week 2020 which kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on December 3.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has reached a consensus with Belarus on measures aimed at removing bottlenecks for the joint venture MAZ Asia on manufacturing, assembling trucks, and specific-use vehicles amid complicated developments relating to novel coronavirus (COVID-19), through revised protocol signed on December 3 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam – Korea Training & Technology Transfer Center (VKBIA) officially came into operation on December 3 in the TMA innovation park located in Quy Nhon city in the central province of Binh Dinh.

A photo exhibition commemorating the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Cuba diplomatic ties (December 2) is underway at the National Library José Martí in Havana, Cuba.

Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi has been awarded with the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State for his contributions to strengthening bilateral ties.

The 18th Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo 2020) opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City on December 3, with both regular and online booths to assist exhibitors.

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien and Deputy Secretary Strategy, Policy and Industry at the Australian Department of Defence, Peter Tesch, co-chaired the fourth Vietnam - Australia defence policy dialogue held via videoconference on December 3.

An official of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on December 3 spoke highly of the determination, efforts and achievements of Vietnam in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long and World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Vietnam Kidong Park on December 3 co-chaired a health partnership meeting in Hanoi titled “Health Partnerships and Cooperation in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic”.