VIETNAM TODAY

Despite the uncertain future of the real estate market, several prominent companies in the industry have recently announced significant profits.

The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion called for more people to donate blood from now until the end of Tết Lunar New Year to ensure the demand for blood for emergencies and treatment during the holiday.

A South Korean court acquitted Samsung Electronics chief Lee Jae-yong on Monday of a raft of crimes linked to a controversial 2015 merger, Lee's lawyers said.

Weightlifter Trinh Van Vinh of Vietnam won a bronze medal in the men's 61kg category at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championship on February 4 in Uzbekistan, helping him earn more points for his Olympic place.

The cross-border B2C E-commerce (consumer-facing segment of e-commerce) is set to grow strongly in 2027 and become the fifth largest export industry in Vietnam in the next five years, according to Amazon Global Selling.

Dozens of militants attacked a police station in northern Pakistan early Monday, killing at least 10 officers, a senior commander said.

More than 300 flights had been operated without passengers from other localities to Tan Son Nhat Airport to pick up passengers as travel demand to the north and central regions surged ahead of the Tet Lunar New Year holiday.

Deputy PM Le Minh Khai has signed decisions regarding the allocation of more than 1,444 tonnes of rice from the national reserve to five provinces for the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival and the between-crop period.

The “Tren ben duoi thuyen” (On the Wharf – In the Boat) flower floating fair, one of the most-visited attractions in Ho Chi Minh City during Tet Festival, has opened at Binh Dong Wharf, District 8.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will capitalise on signed free trade agreements to diversify markets, step up trade promotions and shift to exports through official channels with a view to gaining 377 billion USD in export revenue this year.

The police have detained a Russian national suspected of murdering another Russian in Binh Thuan province, southern Vietnam.

The annual Spring Calligraphy Festival will open this weekend at Literature Lake, part of Hanoi's Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám (Temple of Literature), recreating the national ancient traditional spaces.

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is "gradually" emerging from its worst economic crisis after the austerity of an IMF bailout, the president said Sunday in a speech to mark independence day.

As many as 9,590 soldiers from 30 countries will join the Cobra Gold 2024 military drills scheduled to take place in Thailand from February 26 to March 8, the local media reported on February 4.

The Complex of Hue monuments, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, is set to open to the public with free admission from February 10 to 12 or the first, second and third days of the Lunar New Year holiday

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has expressed Vietnam's readiness to collaborate closely with the EU in building an exemplary cooperation model for green transformation, aiming to support developing nations, including Vietnam, in bridging gaps in finance, technology

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set a target to produce some 500,000 tonnes of seaweed by 2030 as part of the nation’s seafood development strategy.

Trade activities between Vietnam and China have been busy since the beginning of 2024, with a series of border gates reopened and upgraded.