VIETNAM TODAY

The northern region of Vietnam is braced for a strong cold spell which will start from Saturday evening and last through next week.

Vietnam has full legal basis and historical evidence to affirm its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly), Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said.

The People’s Court of Dak Lak province in the Central Highlands region on January 20 imposed stiff sentences on those involved in terrorist attacks on local communal offices last June, killing nine officials and people.

Computer viruses caused an estimated loss of VND17.3 trillion (approx. US$716 million) to Vietnamese users last year, a figure much lower than the previous years, reported Bkav Technology Group.

The Dong Nai Animal Husbandry Association is seeking help from the government to curb rising illegal pig imports from Cambodia which are causing losses to local farmers.

Authorities in Hanoi are preparing for an extraordinary sound and light performance using 2,024 drones on Lunar New Year's Eve to welcome the Year of the Dragon, 2024.

Thirteen people have died in a school dormitory fire in central China's Henan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported Saturday.

The 2024 growth forecast for the ASEAN Plus Three region has been kept at 4.5%, said the Singaporean-based ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office in its January quarterly update.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán attended a Vietnam-Hungary business forum in Budapest on January 19 (local time).

VND432 trillion (USD17.63 billion) investment has been proposed for projects to develop the northern province of Quang Ninh’s tourism sector by 2030.

Vietnam’s hope of getting a ticket to the Asian Cup 2023 knockout round was jeopardized when they lost 0-1 to Indonesia in a group D match in Qatar on January 19 evening.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his spouse will pay a State visit to Viet Nam from January 23-24, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.

Thousands of workers are progressing at the Long Thanh Airport construction project in the southern province of Dong Nai.

Thailand has discovered nearly 15 million tonnes of lithium deposits, a government spokesman said Friday, a boost for the kingdom's goal of becoming a regional hub for electric vehicle production.

The tension in the Red Sea, which has led to increases in logistic costs and shipping time, is forecast to affect Vietnamese exporters of garment, textile, footwear and leather products from the second quarter of 2024 if it persists.

A Hanoi man has been fined VND1.33 billion (USD54,285) for illicit sand excavating on the Da River section which runs through the northern province of Phu Tho.

A poor couple in the central province of Nghe An are calling for financial support to help save their 15-month-old son from spinal muscular problems.

A Thai court on Friday ordered the government to come up with an urgent plan to curb air pollution within 90 days, as the kingdom braces for its annual peak of noxious haze.

Doan Thu Thuy, the Vietnamese representative to Miss Global 2023, won the fourth runner-up title in the grand final of the competition held in Cambodia on January 18 evening.