VIETNAM TODAY

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received visiting Lao Deputy Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in Hanoi on December 30.

Southern localities, including Ho Chi Minh City, are expected to face numerous unseasonal rain spells during the first quarter of next year.

Two foreigners have been found dead at a villa in Hoi An City in the central province of Quang Nam

The supply of new apartments in 2025 is predicted to reach 40,000 units in Hanoi and HCM City, however it will remain difficult to cool down prices, even with a significant increase in supply.

A fire broke out at a hotel near Bangkok, killing three foreigners and injuring seven people, Thailand's Bangkok Fire and Rescue Department said on December 30.

After 179 people were killed on Jeju Air Flight 2216 in the worst plane crash in South Korea, the low-cost carrier told AFP Monday it was facing a wave of cancellations.

Hanoi was ranked as the most air-polluted city in the world this morning, December 30, according to data released by air quality monitor AirVisual.

A total of 120 foreign suppliers have registered, declared, and paid taxes worth more than 8.68 trillion VND (341 million USD), up by 26% year-on-year and 74% compared to the annual target.

Authorities in Hanoi have started collecting rubbish on the West Lake as the water recedes during the dry weather.

South Korea was reeling Monday from the loss of 179 people after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames.

Hanoi's Day River faces severe pollution due to wastewater discharged from nearby residential areas.

A Jeju Air plane flying from Bangkok to South Korea with 181 people on board crashed on landing Sunday, leaving all but two people plucked from the wreckage feared dead.

The Prime Minister outlined several key directions for the Ministry of Planning and Investment to achieve its core objectives in 2025 amidst the ongoing complexities and challenges.

In 2024, urban areas reported a TFR of 1.67 children per woman, while rural areas saw this rate of 2.08, both below the replacement rate.

The fruit and vegetable industry has been told to set national standards for key export products to ensure robust growth over the coming years, according to insiders.

Vietnam’s GDP is forecast to hit US$450 billion in 2024, placing it 34th globally, according to the UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).

As the water recedes in the dry season, lots of rubbish, including mostly used altars, incense bowls, and worship statues, can be found along West Lake in Hanoi.

PM Pham Minh Chinh directed the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) to restructure itself into a national industrial-energy group at a conference in Hanoi on December 28.

China's commerce ministry on Friday launched an investigation into imported beef at the request of representatives from its struggling domestic industry, it said.