VOV.VN - Following Vietnam’s full reopening, HSBC experts have moved to raise the Vietnamese GDP growth forecast for this year to 8.1%, although they also lowered the country’s growth forecast for 2023 to 5.8%.

The third World Culinary Awards has listed Vietnam as Asia’s Best Culinary Destination in 2022.

VOV.VN - The organising board of the 95th Academy Awards (Oscars) announced on December 21 that Vietnamese movie “Nhung dua tre trong suong”, known as “Children of the Mist” in English, was included in the shortlist of the top 15 Best Documentary Feature Film category.

VOV.VN - The Trade Office of Vietnam in India has partaken in a programme in Uttarakhand state to hold trade promotion activities there and explore further investment and business co-operation chances in Dehradun city.

VOV.VN - The second Vietnam Forum took place in New Delhi on December 21 with the theme of “Enhancing Vietnam-India comprehensive strategic partnership towards 2030”.

The Vietnamese Embassy and the liaison board of Vietnamese war veterans in Hungary co-organised a ceremony on December 20 to mark 50 years of the signing of the Paris Agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) (January 27, 1973) and the 78th anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) (December 22, 1944).

VOV.VN - Ngoc Chau, a Vietnamese representative at Miss Universe 2022, unveiled her outfit for the upcoming national costume segment of the global pageant which is set to get underway in the United States in January next year.

VOV.VN - Hoang Thi My Tam enjoyed a successful 2022 Asian Karate Championships by winning one gold and two silver medals as the event concluded on December 21 in Tashkent in Kazakhstan.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) held a ceremony in Hanoi on December 20 celebrating the 30th anniversary of Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN - Ahead of the New Year artisan Nguyen Tan Phat of Duong Lam village in Son Tay town of Hanoi is busy with a project to make cat sculptures to welcome in the New Year, with 2023 being the Year of the Cat according to the Vietnamese zodiac calendar.