VIETNAM TODAY

The Vietnamese Trade Office in Australia reported that bilateral trade between Vietnam and Australia decreased by 12 per cent in 2023 from the previous year.

Vietnam's office real estate market is showing potential for developing green and flexible models due to the inevitable needs of the international market, especially the Grade A office segment.

State President Vo Van Thuong extended his best wishes to Vietnamese people and foreign friends, as the lunar New Year – the Year of the Dragon - has just arrived. Following is the full text of his message.

The Bach Dang Wharf Park in HCM City's District 1 was covered in rubbish after thousands of people gathered to watch a fireworks show on the Lunar New Year's Eve on Friday.

Vietnamese people took to the streets nationwide watching colourful fireworks light up the sky and ringing in the lunar New Year of the Dragon on Friday night.

Cruise ship Aida Bella transporting 1,979 tourists arrived at Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang this morning, February 2.

The Hanoi Department of Transport has proposed offering free bus and metro tickets for people on all holidays.

A VND1.7 trillion (USD69.38 million) waste-to-energy project in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has been put into use.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 8 visited medical workers and patients at the Vietnam – Germany Friendship Hospital and the Central Pediatrics Hospital in Hanoi, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The US was Vietnam’s second-largest agricultural, forestry and fishery export market (after China), accounting for 20.7% of Vietnam’s total export turnover. The room for export to this market remains very large as Vietnam has further improved the quality and

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast will introduce right-hand drive EV models to the international market for the first time as part of its upcoming participation at the Indonesia International Motor Show 2024 slated for February 15 – 25.

Many kidney failure patients at a hospital in Quang Binh Province who cannot return home for the Tet Lunar New Year have received care and Tet gifts from various donors and organisations.

Travel agencies reported that their outbound tours to domestic and international destinations are now fully booked as they enter the peak of the travel season during Tết (Lunar New Year).

The rescue of a child on Friday nearly 60 hours after a landslide hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has been hailed as a "miracle" after searchers had given up hope of finding anyone alive.

Vietnamese swimmers departed for Qatar on February 8 as they head to compete in the 2024 World Aquatics Championships which are scheduled to take place from February 11 to February 18.

As many as 33 people were killed and 73 others suffered injuries in 79 road traffic accidents that occurred on February 8, the first day of the 2024 Tet Lunar New Year holiday.

The Huong Pagoda Festival, the longest of its kind in Vietnam, is set to open in Hanoi’s outlying district of My Duc on February 11 and last until May 1.

All 17 trains on HCM City’s Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro route have been slated for trial operation during the Tet Lunar New Year.

A Vietnamese diplomat stressed that peace and stability are the prerequisite for seeking solutions to global challenges while attending a plenary session held by the UN General Assembly on February 7 to discuss UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ priorities for 2024.