VOV.VN - Local model Oanh Yen is set to compete on behalf of Vietnam at the upcoming Mrs Universe pageant which is scheduled to be held online from December 24, 2020, to January 1, 2021.

VOV.VN - Local clams known as Meretrix lyrata which originate from the northern province of Nam Dinh successfully obtained their first Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification on December 15.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on December 14 confirmed an additional five fresh imported cases of COVID-19, taking the nation’s overall number of infections to 1,402.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Myanmar Ly Quoc Tuan presented a haul of 35,000 face masks as a gift to Myanmar on December 12 with a view to helping the people of Mandalay combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos and Vietnam’s diplomatic offices in the country offered flowers at the statue of late Lao President Kaysone Phomvihane in the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum on December 11 on the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary (December 13, 1920-2020).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese farm products, including frozen seafood and agricultural items, have been stuck at ports and northern border gates since mid-November after China recently tightened its inspection policies for COVID-19 control over imported goods.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on December 9 safely repatriated more than 340 Vietnamese citizens left stranded in Australia and New Zealand due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite formidable challenges in the host nation, the overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Cambodia have stood shoulder by shoulder to overcome difficulties by promoting the national tradition “the good leaf covers the torn ones”.

VOV.VN - Low-cost airline VietJet Air on December 9 conducted a flight to bring home more than 240 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Malaysia due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese scientists Assoc. Prof. Tran Xuan Bach and Prof. Tran Thi Ly have been awarded the Noam Chomsky Global Connections Award for their contributions in their respective fields.