A ministerial-level bilateral conference between the Ministries of Public Security of Vietnam and Laos took place on December 6 in Champasak province, southern Laos, focusing on fostering cooperation on crime prevention, social order and safety, and counter-narcotics efforts in 2025.

A delegation from the Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Centre of An Giang province on December 6 visited the headquarters of the Khmer-Vietnamese Entrepreneurs Association in Phnom Penh as part of efforts to enhance connections and cooperation between An Giang and Cambodian firms.

The opening ceremony of the Vietnam Film Week – The Journey of Light took place on at Le Grand Rex, the largest cinema in Europe and a cultural icon of Paris, on the evening of December 5.

VOV.VN - Vietnam received a series of top awards at the 2025 World Travel Awards (WTA) ceremony held in Bahrain on December 6, with recognition spanning world and regional categories for heritage, nature and tourism destinations.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s national sports delegation departed for Thailand on December 7 to compete at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), pledging to reinforce the country’s position in regional sports.

Vietnam’s Honorary Consulate has officially been inaugurated in Zagreb, Croatia, marking a fresh milestone in the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Leading Vietnamese cueist Tran Quyet Chien delivered a stunning performance to claim the men’s three-cushion carom title at the HBSF MIN Table 2025 Championship, also earning the tournament’s Best Game award.

ASEAN is poised to enter 2025–2026 with strong momentum in education benchmarking, as Vietnam’s Grade 5 students recorded the highest scores in Mathematics and Reading in the 2024 cycle of the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics, according to results released on December 4 in Manila.

An exhibition opened at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi on December 5, spotlighting the faithful friendship shared by the Vietnamese and Cuban peoples.

VOV.VN - The Asia Fashion Show 2025 (AFS) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on December 5, bringing together more than 200 companies and industry associations from Vietnam, China, Thailand, Malaysia, India and the Republic of Korea.