(VOVWORLD) -World leaders have delivered messages of peace and cooperation for 2020.

(VOVWORLD) - Last year Vietnam welcomed more than 18 million foreign tourists, a record-high figure, achieving an annual growth rate of 16.2 percent, and received several prestigious international tourism awards. Through its great efforts, the tourism sector achieved breakthroughs that contributed to national growth.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will work hard during the early days of 2020 to achieve this year’s socio-economic tasks and the targets set for the 2016-2020 period in the Party resolution.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 7.02% this year. And for the second year Vietnam fulfilled all 12 targets set by the National Assembly, including an export surplus of 9.9 billion USD, registered FDI of 38 billion USD, and small budget deficit, and inflation under 3%.

(VOVWORLD) - From the trade war between the United States and China to the fire of Notre-Dame de Paris, through political crises in the Latin America and natural disasters around the world, here is VOV's selection of world's top 10 events in 2019.

(VOVWORLD) - The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) has selected the 10 most outstanding events and issues of the country in 2019.

(VOVWORLD) - Although there appeared hope for a peace deal following the first US-DPRK Summit in Singapore in 2018, the situation on the Korean peninsula remained up in the air. The 2nd US-DPRK Summit in Hanoi in February ended in deadlock and the DPRK repeatedly tested new weapons.

(VOVWORLD) - Fake news on the internet is posing major challenges to Vietnam’s national construction and defense destabilizing national politics, and eroding people’s trust in the Party. Government agencies are taking steps to deal with this fake news.

(VOVWORLD) - This year the Middle East has continued to be overshadowed by conflicts, violence, and crises. The whole region sees potential risks of instability. VOV reviews:

(VOVWORLD) - Christmas is no longer just for Vietnamese Christians. It’s now celebrated nationwide and is much loved by young Vietnamese.