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A ceremony took place in Hanoi on December 21 to award winners of a competition on Australia and its people, as part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic ties.

HCM City will organise fireworks displays to welcome the New Year 2024.

The World Chess Federation has listed the winners from throughout the history of the world blitz chess championship, including local chess player Le Quang Liem who won a title back in 2013.

The US Mission to Vietnam has announced the opening of the recruitment season for Vietnamese institutions interested in hosting a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant during the 2024 - 2025 academic year.

The number of Vietnamese tourists traveling to Japan during the 11-month period has hit a record high of 536,800, according to figures released by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) in Vietnam.

The total number of international tourists in 2023 is estimated at 12.5 million, meeting the target of 12.5-13 million international arrivals, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism.

The ministries of Industry and Trade, and Finance have sharply raised retail petrol prices after five consecutive reductions in their latest adjustment made on Thursday afternoon.

Eight students were injured when the ceiling of a classroom at the Hermann Gmeiner High School in the central province of Nghe An suddenly collapsed on Thursday morning.

The 17th Vietnamese Talent Awards were presented in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 20.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has requested concerned agencies to ensure food, accommodation, living and learning conditions for preschool children and boarding and semi-boarding students in mountainous and ethnic-inhabited areas.

A flight from Seoul of Jeju Air, the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s biggest low-cost carrier, landed in Lien Khuong airport, the central highland resort city of Da Lat (Lam Dong province) on 3:00 a.m December 21, marking the start

The Vu Quang National Park has announced that the 85 camera traps they have installed to monitor biodiversity have captured 58 rare and endangered wildlife species.

A VND300 billion (USD12.39 million) stadium in the Central Highlands province’s Da Lat City will be put into operation late this month.

Asian markets turned negative Thursday as investors took their foot off the gas after an extended rally fuelled by expectations the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates next year.

HCM City’s second book street will open in Thu Duc City.

The VinFuture Prize 2023 honoured four scientific breakthroughs in 2023 in the third season of the prestigious 2023 VinFuture Prize at a ceremony on December 20.

The aviation sector is anticipated to enjoy robust growth in passenger transport volume next year, reaching 80.3 million and representing an increase of 7.1% compared to figures from this year, according to information given by the Civil Aviation Authority

President Vo Van Thuong has highlighted the important mission of scientists in seeking global solutions for new, sustainable and humane development, amidst rapid changes and many risks and challenges facing the world.

There will be little room for further reduction in deposit interest rates in 2024 as they have dropped deeply to pre-COVID-19 levels, while the lending interest rate can still be lowered by 1-1.5 percentage points next year, Vietcombank Securities forecast.