The National Assembly Standing Committee discussed two groups of issues during its 18th session, which opened on December 13.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Brussels on December 13 for the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit and an official visit to Belgium at the invitation of President of the European Council Charles Michel and Belgian PM Alexander De Croo.

The Ministry of Public Administration and Security of the Republic of Korea (RoK) (MOPAS) said it will coordinate with the Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs to organise a forum on public administration on December 14.

The 13th meeting of the Vietnam-China joint working group on meteorological cooperation was held online by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) on December 13.

The Port of Rotterdam is the busiest seaport in Europe, and the 10th largest in the world. It employs around 500,000 people, and contributes 8 per cent to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) will offer 30 scholarships to Vietnamese high school students for the 2023-2024 academic year, heard a webinar co-hosted by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong (China) and CUHK on December 12.

The Pou Chen Corp of Taiwan (China), the world's largest manufacturer of branded sports footwear with factories in Vietnam, will spend 1.5 trillion VND (63.49 million USD) on year-end bonuses.

The main festival of the 15th Chu Nhat Do (Red Sunday) 2023 blood donation campaign will officially take place at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology in Hanoi on December 18 in an effort to overcome the blood shortage situation in hospitals during the upcoming Tet (Lunar new year) holidays.

Defendants are prosecuted for violations of regulations on management and use of State assets, causing losses and wastefulness.

The main festival of the 15th Chủ nhật đỏ (Red Sunday) 2023 blood donation campaign will officially take place at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology in Hà Nội on December 18.

The Government requires enterprises to give sufficient salaries and year-end bonuses to employees, and have policies to encourage workers to return to work after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

According to witnesses at the scene, the fire started at around 10:30 AM. The firefighters arrive at the scene about 15 minutes later, and the entire section of Cửa Nam Street was blocked.

The Mekong Delta provinces of An Giang and Kien Giang have seen a boom in foreign tourist arrivals over the last weeks of 2022.

Some 25,000 jobs are available in Ho Chi Minh City this month, according to its Human Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (Falmi) Centre.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Deputy Minister of Public Security, had a working session in the Netherlands on December 12 with representatives from the National Office for Identity Data, Logius - digital government service, and the Digital Society Department under the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK).

Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam received a delegation of the US National League of Families of American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action (POW/MIA) in Hanoi on December 12.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has highlighted the significance of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), creating an environment of peace and stability as well as assisting the long-term development of Vietnam.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in The Hague on December 12, affirming his determination to join hands with the Netherlands in promoting the two countries’ comprehensive partnership.

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte on December 12 hosted an official welcome ceremony for his visiting Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh in the city of La Haye.