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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Hanoi on January 11 morning for a two-day official visit to Laos at the invitation of Lao PM Sonexay Siphandone, during which he will co-chair the 45th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee.

The banking industry will continue to face difficulties in 2023 in the context of the real estate market downtrend and the less positive import and export outlook, analysts forecast.

Canada-based magazine The Travel on January 10 revealed several tips for foreign visitors looking to travel on a budget to Ho Chi Minh City.

Hanoi will pilot the public bicycle-sharing service in Hoan Kiem and Ba Dinh districts during the Tet Lunar New Year period.

At least 11 people have died in storms across the Philippines in the past week, with more heavy rain expected in already sodden regions of the disaster-prone country, authorities said Tuesday.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has visited and presented gifts to poor and disadvantaged households and Agent Orange/Dioxin victims in Kien Giang Province on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year festival.

Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of USD 12.40 billion in 2022, triple that of the previous year, according to a report released on January 10 by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The annual spring calligraphy festival will kick off at the Literature Lake, part of the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature), on January 15 after a two-year hiatus related to the development of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam should maintain high quality of its farm produce, especially longan, to clinch its position in the Japanese market, according to Vietnamese Trade Councillor in Japan Ta Duc Minh.

Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as growing optimism over China's economic reopening was offset by warnings that US interest rates will continue to rise and stay elevated for some time.

UNDP stands ready to support the Vietnamese government in the detailed formulation and implementation of the Just Energy Transition Partnership resource mobilisation plan right in 2023, UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Al Khalidi has affirmed.

Standard Chartered Bank forecasts Vietnam’s economic growth at 7.2 per cent in 2023 and 6.7 per cent in 2024, following a solid recovery to 8.0 per cent in 2022.

A strong cold spell is forecasted to hit the northern region from January 15 and will last for several days, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Some northern localities including Hanoi, Thai Nguyen and Hung Yen provinces have faced serious air pollution.

Sơn Đoòng Cave in the central province of Quảng Bình has made it to the list of 10 'most incredible caves in the world' compiled by Canadian magazine The Travel.

Forward Nguyen Tien Linh scored a double as Vietnam trounced Indonesia 2-0 in the return leg of the 2022 AFF Cup semifinals at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on the evening of January 9 to book their place

A strong 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit deep under the ocean off Indonesia and East Timor early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey reported.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính will visit Laos from January 11-12 at the invitation of his Laotian counterpart Sonexay Siphandone.

The National Assembly (NA) has voted for the approval of a Resolution on National Master Plan for the 2021-2030 period along a vision to 2050 with a ratio of 449 out of 489 votes in favour, accounting for 90.52%