On December 21, the Cooperative Alliance of Thai Nguyen Province organized the opening ceremony of the 5th typical products promotion, introduction and exhibition week from 28 provinces and cities' cooperatives. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stressed the need to stay consistent in principles and flexible in policies and strategies while performing diplomatic tasks, in his remarks at the 32nd National Diplomatic Conference that opened in Hanoi on December 19.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed to issue a directive asking ministries, sectors and localities to roll out measures to ensure that all people enjoy a warm, healthy, safe and economical Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), the biggest festival of Vietnamese people in a year, which will be celebrated in mid-February this year.

Vietnam's textile and garment products have been exported to 104 countries and territories this year - a record number, said Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) Vu Duc Giang.

On December 14, Mr. Dang Xuan Truong, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, chaired a reception and worked with the delegation of Hiroshima University (HU), Japan, on cooperation in training, scientific research, and technology transfer.

Customs clearance for import-export activities through the Na Nua – Nahua border gate pair in Vietnam’s northern Lang Son province and China’s Guangxi province was resumed from December 14 after a nearly-four-year halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.