VOV.VN - The best 28 photographic works taken in Vietnam this year were recently unveiled by the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA).

VOV.VN - Huynh Thi Thanh Thuy was crowned Miss Vietnam 2022 in the grand final of the beauty pageant held on December 23 in Ho Chi Minh City, becoming the 11th beauty queen of the year.

VOV.VN - The nation exported a total of 1,700 tonnes of mangoes worth US$7.4 million to the Republic of Korea (RoK) during the past 11 months of the year, thereby becoming the third largest mango supplier to the RoK market.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung held a working session on December 22 with Mauro Alboresi, secretary of the Italian Communist Party (PCI), who applauded the nation’s numerous socio-economic development achievements after over 35 years of renewal under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

VOV.VN - Participating in the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping activities represents a new development in the international integration capacity of the Vietnam People’s Army.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese e-commerce revenue this year recorded an annual rise of roughly 15%, according to details given by the Vietnam E-commerce Association (Vecom).

VOV.VN - The number of Thai tourists visiting the country is on the rise amid many popular destinations reopening without restrictions, while a weaker currency against the baht is also supporting the outbound tourism market, according to Yuthasak Supasorn, director general of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

Phu Tho province of Vietnam symbolically handed over the centre for malaria prevention, control, and treatment in Luang Namtha on December 23 as a gift for the Lao province.

The Vietnamese tourism industry is on the road to recovery back to pre-pandemic levels, with favourable conditions for tourists in terms of destination access, simplified immigration procedures, and extended visa duration, according to Vietnam Report JSC.

Young National Assembly (NA) deputies of Vietnam and Laos held talks in Vientiane on December 23 as part of the two countries’ Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022.