VIETNAM TODAY

The Netherlands-flagged cruise ship Noordam docked at Tien Sa Port in the central city of Danang at 6.45 this morning, January 1, bringing approximately 2,000 tourists to the town.

The information and communications technology (ICT) industry’s total revenue is estimated at 4.24 quadrillion VND (166.7 billion USD) in 2024, marking a 13.2% increase from 2023.

The tourism sector emerged as a bright spot in Vietnam’s socio-economic landscape in 2024, surpassing key targets for visitor numbers and revenue.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has written an article stressing the importance of innovation, creativity, acceleration, and breakthroughs to lead Vietnam steadily into a new era.

Many sections of beach in Da Nang's Son Tra District have suffered severe erosion, causing significant damage to kiosks.

Vietnamese athletes have achieved remarkable successes in 2024 with Vietnam News highlighting the five standout events of the year.

Animal ears and pom-poms on fuzzy hats adorn tourists' heads on the streets of the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, which is enjoying a surge in visitors driven by social media.

The University of Economics HCM City and the Vingroup launched the “Let’s Green Unitour” programme to expand the green university model to 10 higher education institutions nationwide.

For the first time, Vietnam’s State budget revenue has exceeded VND2 quadrillion in 2024, reflecting the robust development of the national economy, according to the Ministry of Finance.

Hanoi is planning to build 15 metro lines totalling nearly 617 km by 2045, according to local authorities.

A rare Java pangolin has been found straying into a house in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro route (Metro Line 1) in HCM City has increased the number of trips to accommodate passengers during the New Year.

A fishing boat with four crew members onboard has gone missing while on the way to Song Tu Tay Island off the southern province of Phu Yen.

Hanoi's traffic gridlock remains a complex issue as 16 new bottlenecks have been identified, according to the municipal Department of Transport.

A scaffolding collapse at a hydropower project in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has left three dead and two missing.

Two people have been found dead after a car fell into a river in the central province of Ha Tinh's Duc Tho District.

Prolonged heavy rains have inundated around over 4,000 hectares of rice in the southern central province of Binh Dinh, causing big losses for local farmers.

The Ministry of Transport unveiled its plan to break ground on 19 projects and complete 50 others in 2025 during its year-end review and planning conference held in Hanoi on December 30.

Vietnam Coast Guard have just successfully rescued five Chinese crew members who were drifting at sea after their fishing boat sank off Con Dao Island.