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Cambodia attracted some 5.43 million international tourists in 2023, a sharp increase of 139 percent from 2.27 million in 2022, the Ministry of Tourism pointed out in a report on Friday.

As many as 100 investors have expressed their interest in projects to restore degraded apartment buildings, said Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Construction Mac Dinh Minh.

Hanoi is set to implement measures aimed at attracting foreign visitors in 2024, focusing on such key markets as Northeast Asia, the EU, and the US, the municipal Department of Tourism said at its January 19 conference to deploy

Vietnam exported more than 8 million tonnes of rice in 2023, and the Philippines was the largest rice buyer, according to the General Department of Customs.

Over 17 years of being a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Vietnam has seen hallmark economic growth thanks to economic integration into the world, providing strong momentum for further development.

Vietnamese organisations and individuals in the Kansai region have donated 600,000 JPY (over 4,000 USD) to help residents in earthquake-hit Suzu and Wajima cities, Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture.

The northern region of Vietnam is braced for a strong cold spell which will start from Saturday evening and last through next week.

Vietnam has full legal basis and historical evidence to affirm its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly), Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said.

The People’s Court of Dak Lak province in the Central Highlands region on January 20 imposed stiff sentences on those involved in terrorist attacks on local communal offices last June, killing nine officials and people.

Computer viruses caused an estimated loss of VND17.3 trillion (approx. US$716 million) to Vietnamese users last year, a figure much lower than the previous years, reported Bkav Technology Group.

Authorities in Hanoi are preparing for an extraordinary sound and light performance using 2,024 drones on Lunar New Year's Eve to welcome the Year of the Dragon, 2024.

Thirteen people have died in a school dormitory fire in central China's Henan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported Saturday.

The 2024 growth forecast for the ASEAN Plus Three region has been kept at 4.5%, said the Singaporean-based ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office in its January quarterly update.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán attended a Vietnam-Hungary business forum in Budapest on January 19 (local time).

VND432 trillion (USD17.63 billion) investment has been proposed for projects to develop the northern province of Quang Ninh’s tourism sector by 2030.

Vietnam’s hope of getting a ticket to the Asian Cup 2023 knockout round was jeopardized when they lost 0-1 to Indonesia in a group D match in Qatar on January 19 evening.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his spouse will pay a State visit to Viet Nam from January 23-24, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.

Thousands of workers are progressing at the Long Thanh Airport construction project in the southern province of Dong Nai.