0:00 Vietnam News: 0:54 Vietnam signs 16 contracts worth $286 million at 2024 arms fair 2:16 Israel Aerospace plans to set up joint ventures, transfer technology in Vietnam 3:52 Vietnam's harsh social media decree takes effect on Christmas World news: 8:34 President Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates 11:40 Jerusalem Catholic bishop presides over mass at Gaza cathedral 12:44 Christmas joy fades in Cuba as power outages and economic uncertainty continue 14:13 Honda and Nissan begin merger talks in historic turning point 16:31 500-year-old Dutch wooden shoe found in medieval latrine Reportage: 6:06 Craft of making household products from bamboo in Dau Tieng 18:13 Women protest for equality in Syria after rights power falls into the hands of Muslims 21:23 Hoa Hao Buddhists celebrate 105th anniversary of Huynh Giao Chu's birth 24:23 Why New York retail tycoons are loyal to outdated marketing tricks for the holiday season 27:20 Learn English with VOA -- Vietnamese defense businesses signed 16 contracts worth more than $286 million with foreign partners at the Vietnam International Defense Exhibition 2024, the Vietnamese government and media news site reported. Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., or IAI, is aiming to establish a joint venture with a Vietnamese company by 2025 that will include technology transfer to develop military equipment, Bloomberg reported on December 20. Vietnam’s new Decree 147, which has been criticized as “draconian,” will take effect on Christmas Day, December 25. It requires social media users to verify their identities and allow authorities to request user data and remove content deemed “illegal.” Some international organizations and critics say the law threatens freedom of speech and puts dissidents at greater risk of arrest and self-censorship. US President Joe Biden on Monday (December 23) commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 federal death row inmates to life without parole before he hands over power to President-elect Donald Trump on January 20 next year. The Catholic bishop of Jerusalem, known as the patriarch, presided over Mass at a church in Gaza on Sunday (December 22). Cuban families are grappling with a challenging Christmas season after a year marred by severe economic, energy and migration crises. Yet they remain determined to maintain their holiday traditions. A historic turning point for the Japanese auto industry is underway. Honda and Nissan announced on Monday that they have begun talks on a potential merger. A 500-year-old wooden shoe was found in a medieval latrine in the Dutch city of Alkmaar --- VOA Vietnamese - Update truthful, multi-dimensional information about the situation in Vietnam and internationally. East Sea News. Special reports on many topics: science-technology, politics, education, life, society, economics, health, culture, entertainment... Live Q&A ???? via Facebook Live https://bit.ly/3f603Y4 and YouTube Live https://bit.ly/3D1eHwi with VOA guests revolving around the topics of medicine, studying in the US, US immigration, economics, science, food, environment. Topic Roundtable. Thursday Discussion. ???? Subscribe and ring the bell to stay updated with the latest news: https://bit.ly/VOATiengVietYouTube Follow VOATiengViet on: ➡️ Website https://www.voatiengviet.com/ ???? Proxy to bypass the firewall to access the website: https://bit.ly/voatvyt5 And social networking sites: ➡️ Facebook / voatiengviet ➡️ Instagram / voatiengviet ➡️ X (Twitter) / voatiengviet ???? If you cannot access VOA, please use the link https://bit.ly/voatvyt5 to bypass the firewall. The VOA app has a new design and improved news access. The features you loved before are integrated with firewall bypass tools to access VOA news in 22 languages. Download the VOA Vietnamese app on: ➡️ App Store https://bit.ly/VOAAppA ➡️ Google Play https://bit.ly/VOAAppG VPN: Firewall bypass tools help users avoid censorship when accessing the Internet. Download the nthLink firewall bypass app (https://bit.ly/nthlink-app) on: ➡️ App Store https://bit.ly/nthLinkA ➡️ Google Play https://bit.ly/nthLinkG With a clean, easy-to-use design, Psiphon 3 offers VPN-like security and encryption features. Download Psiphon at https://www.psiphon3.net/en/download.... or email [email protected] to receive the Psiphon operating file. #VOAEXPRESS #VOATIENGVIET #News #News #Current Events #VOA #News