Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on December 15 held phone talks with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Maria Theresa Lazaro to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues of shared concern.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s community in Singapore actively joined celebrations marking International Migrants Day 2025, held at Downtown East’s D’Marquee on Dec. 14, drawing about 10,000 participants.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese community bookstore was officially launched in Japan on December 15 at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Tokyo, aiming to promote reading culture and preserve the Vietnamese language among overseas Vietnamese.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s passport has risen two places to 90th globally in the latest Henley Passport Index 2025 (HPI), reflecting a modest improvement in international mobility, according to the HPI’s December update.

VOV.VN -Vietnamese representative Mario Thanh Tam reached the top 15 and received the Hot Icon subsidiary award at the Mister Friendship International 2025 contest in Thailand on the evening of December 14, while Anh Quyen placed in the top 3 and won the 2nd runner-up title at the Mrs Friendship International 2025 competition.

Exporters in Vietnam are expanding into new markets with new aquatic product categories, helping the sector overcome global market volatility and achieve unprecedented growth in 2025.

VOV.VN - On December 14, at Da Lat Flower Garden in the Central Highlands’ Lam Dong province, the country’s largest flower bouquet, crafted from 108 different flower varieties and harmoniously arranged into a unique work of art, was officially recognized as a Vietnam Record.

The rate of issuance of certificates of origin (C/O) and the level of utilisation of tariff preferences by Vietnamese enterprises have recorded positive changes after six years of implementing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will hold a seminar on December 16 to discuss ways to keep export growth high and sustainable.

Amid booming digital commerce, product traceability is emerging as the crucial “passport” for Vietnamese goods to expand globally, even as fragmented systems and weak data authentication continue to hinder its full effectiveness.