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The global football governing body FIFA has appointed two Vietnamese referees to officiate the third qualifying round of the 2024 Paris Olympics, announced the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Around 20,000 more sunflower trees have been grown in Saigon River Park to welcome the coming Tet Lunar New Year.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has arrived in Zurich, beginning his working trip to Switzerland where he will attend the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The People’s Court of Dak Lak on January 16 opened the first-instance trial for 100 defendants involved in the case of "terrorism aimed at opposing the people's administration, terrorism, organising illegal exit or entry for others, and harbouring criminals”

Many Vietnamese travelers have chosen outbound tours to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet, according to representatives of local tour operators.

With approximately six million Vietnamese nationals living abroad, remittances sent to Vietnam from 1993 to 2022 have amounted to US$190 billion, according to deputy foreign minister Lê Thị Thu Hằng.

Asian stocks ticked lower Tuesday as Middle East concerns overshadowed hopes for an early Federal Reserve interest rate cut, with traders now awaiting the release of key data out of China and the United States later in the week.

A water park operator in HCM City has voluntarily handed over three black bears to the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre in Bach Ma National Park in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue Province.

Parking lots managed by police in HCM City have continued to be overloaded with hundreds of thousands of vehicles seized in traffic violators.

A poor woman in the central province of Quang Nam is in desperate need of financial support to cover the medical treatment for her husband and son who are both facing serious health problems.

PM Pham Minh Chinh left Hanoi on January 16 early morning for attendance at the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and official visits to Hungary and Romania from January 16-23.

Tay Ho District authorities in Hanoi have proposed a plan to upgrade and improve the water quality of the West Lake.

With a positive economic outlook, the Ministry of Industry and Trade aims to increase exports by 6 per cent in 2024, running a trade surplus for nine years in a row, estimated at US$15 billion.

The annual “Xuân Quê Hương” (Homeland Spring) will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on February 1 - 2 with the participation of about 1,000 Vietnamese expatriates.

Many fishermen in the southern province of Binh Dinh are returning home with good profits after their first trips of the year.

The People’s Court of Dak Lak will open the first-instance trial on January 16 for 100 defendants involved in a case of "terrorism aimed at opposing the people's administration, terrorism, organising illegal exit or entry for others, and harbouring

The Vietnamese economy is likely to expand by 6-6.5% in the base scenario, Dr. Can Van Luc, a member of the National Financial-Monetary Policy Advisory Council, has predicted.

Northern Vietnam is expected to get warm before enduring a strong cold spell this weekend, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Up to 288 kilos of cocaine have been found drifting onto a beach in Binh Son District in the central province of Quang Ngai.