The Vietnam-Korea Friendship Association (VKFA) in Ho Chi Minh City plans to organize cultural exchange events, creating conditions for the people of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) to increase mutual understanding and support, heard its third national congress for the 2023-28 term on December 8.

Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) on December 8 chaired a rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the Vietnam - India Bilateral Army Exercise (VINBAX) 2023, which is scheduled for December 11 - 21 at National Military Training Centre 4.

With the pace of economic activities on the mend and inflation rates already easing below the target level, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will maintain its refinancing rate at the current level of 4.5% to support economic recovery, the United Overseas Bank (UOB) said in a report.

The official visit to Vietnam from December 11-12 by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet is expected to contribute to lifting Vietnam-Cambodia relations to a new height, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang said in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s resident correspondent in Phnom Penh.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines opened a direct flight service between Ho Chi Minh City and the Australian city of Perth on the early morning of December 8.

VOV.VN - Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Bang Moon-kyu co-chaired the 13th meeting of the Vietnam-RoK Joint Committee for Trade, Industry and Energy Cooperation and the seventh meeting of the Joint Committee for the implementation of the Vietnam-RoK free trade agreement on December 7 in Seoul.

“Taste of Australia”, a promotion event to introduce Australian food and beverage products, opened at MM Mega Market An Phu in Ho Chi Minh City on December 7.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 7 for President of the US Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) John Neuffer and leaders of major US semiconductor companies such as Intel, Qualcom, Ampere and ARM, who are on a working visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son put forward major priority areas of Mekong –Lancang cooperation (MLC) at the seventh MLC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in China on December 7.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on December 7 met with President of the Senate of Thailand Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, as part of his official visit to Thailand.