VOV.VN - These days Christians in Vietnam are joyfully celebrating Christmas, a festive atmosphere is spreading in parishes and dioceses.

Export results in 2023 are believed to be a stepping stone for the rice sector to seek new markets, affirm the brand of Vietnamese rice, better guarantee national food security, and promote sustainable production and export in the time ahead.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Algeria on December 22 coordinated with the Carrefour supermarket system in Algeria to organise an activity to introduce and promote Vietnamese products at the Carrefour Hypermarket in the City Center Mall in the capital of Algiers.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina on December 22 organised an event to promote Vietnamese culture and cuisine, wrapping up a series of activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Argentina.

VOV.VN - Le Phan Hoang Quan brought home a gold medal in the boys’ U8 standard event on the final competition day, raising the total number of medals to six golds at the Asian Youth Chess Championships 2023 held in Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on December 22.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese diplomacy has achieved extremely positive results over the past year, according to Dr. Beak Yong-hun, associate professor of Vietnamese Studies at School of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies of Dankook University.

The Department of Industry and Trade of Ho Chi Minh City has coordinated with several e-commerce platforms to organise a series of seminars on cross-border e-commerce and global growth opportunities for Vietnamese businesses.

The Ho Chi Minh City Trade and Investment Promotion Centre (ITPC) cooperated with the HCM City Food and Foodstuff Association to organise a seminar "ESG - Green standards for the food industry" on December 20.

As many as 20 million Vietnamese youths will receive support to improve their digital business capacity and develop their startups under a programme launched by the Supporting Centre for Youth’s Startup, and the Centre for Enabling Startups and Knowledge Transfer and the Centre for Student Support under the Vietnam National University - Hanoi, in Hanoi on December 20.

VOV.VN - The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has listed the winners from throughout the history of the world blitz chess championship, including local chess player Le Quang Liem who won a title back in 2013.