VIETNAM TODAY

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi on January 9 morning to visit Laos and co-chair the 47th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee.

Hanoi authorities are seeking the Prime Minister’s approval for a VND550 billion (USD21.96 million) project to revitalize the To Lich River.

The Ministry of Health has recommended the public to regularly update official information related to pneumonia caused by the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) to avoid undue panic.

Foreign direct investment in the real estate sector for 2024 reached 3.72 billion USD, making up 18.8% of the total FDI that Vietnam attracted in the year, reported the General Statistics Office.

Vietnam Airlines has launched the Upstream Check-in service, allowing passengers traveling from mainland China or Macao to Vietnam to conduct direct check-in when transiting in Hong Kong.

Credit growth across the banking sector reached 15.08% as of the end of 2024, exceeding the year’s target of 15%, according to Standing Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Dao Minh Tu.

A woman has died and one other gone missing after falling off cliffs where they were collecting seaweed in the Sa Huynh coastal area in Quang Ngai Province on Wednesday morning.

Two people have been killed and one other suffered injuries after a fire broke out at a house in the central province of Quang Nam's Tam Ky City early on Wednesday morning.

Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO), a subsidiary of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, will operate flights on the Ca Mau-HCM City route during the upcoming peak Tet Lunar New Year period.

Authorities in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province started removing on Wednesday morning some sea-encroaching construction works on Vung Tau beach.

Economy class airfares on many domestic flights for the coming Tet Lunar New Year have almost sold out with remaining tickets at high prices.

Overseas remittances to Vietnam were estimated to hit roughly US$16 billion last year, with the amount to HCM City reaching about US$9.6 billion, up US$140 million compared to the previous year.

Ho Chi Minh City’s office market has achieved rapid growth fuelled by steady demand and burgeoning supply

Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of achieving at least one square metre of green space per capita and an additional ten hectares of public green areas by 2030.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to Laos and his co-chairing of the 47th meeting of the Vietnam - Laos Inter-Governmental Committee is extremely important to both Vietnam and Laos.

Work has begun on a seafood processing plant with a total investment of VND700 billion (USD27.61 million) in the southern province of Dong Thap.

Nguyen Ninh, a green rice cake maker in Hanoi's Ba Dinh District, has been fined VND40 million (USD1,577) for food safety violations.

Malaysia and Singapore on Tuesday announced an agreement to establish a special economic zone on their border to boost investment and the movement of people and goods.

The Vietnam Railway Authority (VRA) has proposed to the Ministry of Transport to gather opinions from concerned ministries and sectors on the construction of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway.