Whay you need to know today in Vietnam:

Politics

-- One year after Vietnam and the U.S. elevated their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, bilateral cooperation has flourished across various fields, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper told the Vietnam News Agency.

Society

-- Many Vietnamese workers in Qatar, like restaurant manager Ho Viet Cat Phuong and construction foreman Nguyen Quoc Binh, are seizing the opportunity to return home for the upcoming Lunar New Year, due in January, to ease their longing for family.

-- Police issued on Thursday an emergency detention order for Le Sy Manh, a former Vietnam international, to investigate allegations of assaulting a referee during an amateur football tournament in Ho Chi Minh City.

-- A low-pressure trough connected to a low-pressure area is forecast to continue to affect suthern Vietnam on Friday, bringing cloudy skies, scattered rain in some areas, and thunderstorms with rough seas in southern coastal waters.

Business

-- The People's Committee of Binh Duong Province, just outside Ho Chi Minh City, held a ceremony to grant investment approvals and registration certificates for various projects, including significant real estate, industrial park, and power infrastructure developments, among others, with a total investment of approximately US$1.7 billion.

-- In the last days of 2024, the Cay Thi porridge brand successfully exported a second batch of fresh porridge made from ST25 rice -- once named the world’s best rice -- to the U.S., according to Nguyen Thi Thu, CEO of Anh Kim Food Production JSC (AK Food). The first batch hit U.S. supermarket shelves in November 2024.

Lifestyle

-- Phu Yen’s Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism announced on Friday that the Kala Nui Ba relief, a Champa architectural masterpiece discovered in the south-central province, has been officially recognized as a National Treasure by the national government.

World News

-- Authorities attempted on Friday to execute an unprecedented arrest warrant for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, navigating through a crowd of protesters and confronting security forces at his residence, Reuters reported.

-- Brazil's Amazon rainforest recorded its highest number of fires in 17 years in 2024, according to government data released Wednesday, following months of severe drought across the vast biome, according to AFP.

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