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.

VOV.VN - The final round of the Viet Nam Japan AI Hackathon 2025 took place in Tokyo on December 13, bringing together eight outstanding teams selected from the Vietnamese engineering and research community in Japan.

The “Made in Vietnam 2025” Fair, which officially opened in Hanoi on December 12 evening, is featuring more than 300 booths with the participation of nearly 100 manufacturing enterprises.

Vietnamese businesses and diplomats from many African countries gathered at the “Meet Africa 2025” event held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 11.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Audition team delivered an impressive performance, claiming two gold medals in the debut of the event at SEA Games 33 on December 12.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on December 12 held online talks with his Lao counterpart, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, to discuss bilateral cooperation and exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual concern.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos headed by Ambassador Nguyen Minh Tam visited the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum and the Laos – Vietnam Friendship Park in Vientiane on December 12 to lay wreaths in commemoration of President Kaysone Phomvihane on his 105th birth anniversary (December 13, 1920–2025).

VOV.VN - Three Vietnamese dishes have been recognised by international culinary guide TasteAtlas among the world’s top 50 duck dishes.

Frigate 015-Tran Hung Dao and a delegation of the Vietnam People’s Navy departed Kure Port in Hiroshima prefecture on December 10, concluding a four-day visit to Japan.

VOV.VN - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has appointed three Vietnamese referees to officiate at the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup finals, scheduled to take place in Australia from February 21 to March 22.