NDO – A total of 30 gold prizes were awarded to the most outstanding entries at the 39th National Television Festival, which wrapped up in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, on December 14, after four days full of activities. 

NDO - A conference was held in Bac Lieu province on December 14 to discuss how to boost cooperation in tourism between Ho Chi Minh City and 13 provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta region. 

NDO - The Academy of Politics Region III, in the central city of Da Nang, held a ceremony on December 14 to mark the 70th anniversary of its founding and receive the Labour Order, first class. 

NDO - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung has hosted a briefing on Vietnam’s ASEAN chairmanship in 2020 with the attendance of nearly 70 ambassadors, chargé d'affaires and representatives of the embassies of ASEAN countries and ASEAN’s development partners in Hanoi. 

NDO - The government of Hanoi held a ceremony on December 13 to formally announce that the Vietnamese capital city is joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN). 

NDO – President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man extended his Christmas greetings to Christian dignitaries and followers based in Dak Lak province on December 13. 

NDO - National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong hosted a meeting on December 13 for outstanding members of the former young volunteer force who are gathering in Hanoi for a national congress of their association. 

NDO – ‘Then’, an essential ritual practice in the spiritual life of Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic people in Vietnam, has been added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, announced the Cultural Heritage Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 13. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnam’s foreign trade turnover is likely to surpass US$500 billion in 2019, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said at a press conference in Hanoi on December 12. 

NDO/VNA – Victoria Mekong cruise ship began its service between Vietnam’s Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Cambodia’s Phnom Penh capital on December 11. 

NDO/VNA – The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee will organise 15-minute firework displays to welcome the upcoming New Year 2020. 

NDO - Entering in the winter, when the grassy hills turn bright pink, it is the time when people are eagerly head to Glar Commune, a suburb of Pleiku City. It is also home to the largest pink-grass hill in Gia Lai province today, with more than 500 hectares mixed with pine forests. 

NDO/VNA – National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on December 11 as part of her official visit to the country. 

NDO/VNA – National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended a plenary session of the Federation Council of Russia and delivered a speech there on December 11, affirming the traditional friendship and cooperation with Russia is a priceless asset that Vietnam is determined to treasure and bring into play.