VIETNAM TODAY

Huong Pagoda Festival, one of the largest and longest spring festivals, officially opened on February 15 or the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

Argentina's newspaper La Nacion has run an article highlighting the business climate in Vietnam and encouraging the country's firms to explore the Southeast Asian market.

Securities companies still feel optimistic about 2024 and believe that the VN-Index will return close to its historical peak.

A total of 214 people died and 504 others were injured in 541 traffic accidents that occurred in Vietnam during the seven-day Tet Lunar New Year holiday from February 8-14, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

A South Korean court sentenced two former senior police officers Wednesday for destroying evidence linked to Seoul's deadly 2022 Halloween crush -- the first police officials to be sentenced over the disaster.

Visiting Am Duong Market Fair, which is held once a year in the northern province of Bac Ninh, is where people hope to meet with the dead and join them to get some good luck for the whole year.

Four teenage boys have been killed after two motorbikes collided with a truck while running on the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway on Wednesday afternoon.

The Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City welcomed nearly 148,000 passengers on February 14, the highest level since the beginning of the Tet peak season 2024.

The Vietnam Writers' Association will present 30,000 books to children in mountainous and far-flung areas in 2024, according to VWA President Nguyen Quang Thieu.

The Vietnamese Government ranked 59th out of 193 countries in terms of artificial intelligence readiness on a 2023 report by the UK-based Oxford Insights.

Authorities in the southern province of Kien Giang have helped nearly 300 Taiwanese visitors who were left stranded on Phu Quoc Island due to controversy over tour costs to fly home.

The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang has seen a surge in tourists during the Tet Lunar New Year.

Many people have attempted to return to Hanoi after the Tet holiday at night but have still faced traffic jams.

Storms packing powerful winds toppled trees, killed one person and knocked out power to 174,000 homes and businesses in eastern Australia, officials said Wednesday.

Localities in the northcentral region have made concerted efforts and implemented various measures to attract investment, especially foreign direct investment, contributing to socioeconomic development in 2024.

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has dedicated resources to maximise its potential for developing tourism, particularly cultural and community-based tourism.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh examined the projects of Ring Road 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai province, and Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway on February 13.

The Middle East has become the fourth largest consumer market of Vietnamese tuna, behind only the United States, the European Union, and the CPTPP market, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam is committed to realizing the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development towards building a comprehensive, equitable, and self-reliant society, affirmed a Vietnamese diplomat.