The ASEAN Military Music Exchange 2024 opened in Hanoi on December 19 under the theme “Music Connecting Friendship" as part of activities to celebrate the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35 years of the All-People’s Defence Festival.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam reaffirmed Vietnam’s commitment to its “Four Nos” defense policy and peaceful settlement of disputes at a grand ceremony in Hanoi on December 20 marking 80 years of the Vietnam People’s Army and 35 years of All-People National Defense Day.

VOV.VN - Military bands from Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Vietnam took part in the 2024 Military Band Exchange held at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on December 19 evening.

VOV.VN - El Popular, the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party of Uruguay, published an article on December 19 lauding Vietnam’s socio-economic accomplishments in 2024.

An increasing number of Vietnamese enterprises are showing interest in Saudi Arabia, particularly in the sectors of Vietnam's advantages and the Middle East country's needs, a diplomat has said.

Vietnamese Minister of Justice Nguyen Hai Ninh and his Lao counterpart Phayvy Sibualipha co-chaired the 6th expanded judicial conference of Vietnamese and Lao border provinces in Vientiane on December 19.

VOV.VN - Senior Vietnamese Party and State leaders paid a floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi on December 20 in celebration of the Vietnam People’s Army’s 80th founding anniversary and the 35th All-People National Defense Day (December 22).

VOV.VN - The Coast Guard forces of Vietnam and India on December 20 conducted a joint search and rescue and maritime incident response exercise in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Kerala, South India.

Japan has invested in 5,369 projects worth US$76.76 billion in Vietnam as of the end of the second quarter this year, making it the third largest foreign investor in the country, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Tuong Van told the 9th Vietnam-Japan Conference on Construction in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - A grand ceremony was solemnly held at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on December 20 to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22, 1944 – 2024) and the 35th Anniversary of All-People National Defense Day (December 22, 1989 – 2024).