VIETNAM TODAY

Work has begun on a VND1.2 trillion (USD49.58 million) project to build a road section linking Long Thanh International Airport and HCM City.

Vietnamese doctorate holder Phan Bich Thien has been named among the top 50 successful women of 2023, as compiled by Successful Women magazine, known as “Sikeres Nők” in Hungarian.

Nearly 500 fires occurred in HCM City in 2023, leaving 11 dead and 13 others injured.

Phan Xich Long Food Street in HCM City's Phu Nhuan District is scheduled to open late this month, as restaurants and cafes prepare to receive visitors.

The monthly average income of Vietnamese labourers in 2023 reached 7.1 million VND (over 291 USD) per person, up 6.9% compared to 2022, according to the General Statistics Office.

A delegation from the Philippines has surveyed famous tourist sites in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

HCM City has planned to start work on three bridge projects with a total investment of VND18 trillion (USD743.81 million) in 2025.

The National Assembly will convene its fifth extraordinary session from January 15 to 18, according to the National Assembly Standing Committee.

The VN-Index reported a positive start to 2024, with six consecutive sessions of gains. The return of banking stocks leading the market’s trend and a surge in liquidity signal significant capital entering the stock market.

Asian markets stumbled out of the gates Monday, extending last week's grim start to the year, after a forecast-busting US jobs report further dampened hopes for an early interest rate cut.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have decided to spend VND1 trillion (USD41.32 million) on assisting poor households and welfare beneficiaries during the coming Tet Lunar New Year Festival.

Cambodia always remembers the sacrifices and heroic fights of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers in the 1979 revolution to overthrow the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime, said Samdech Techo Hun Sen, chairman of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party.

Cruise ship Celebrity Solstice docked at Chan May port in Thua Thien-Hue province on January 7, bringing approximately 2,700 foreign visitors to central Vietnam.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with visiting Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Hanoi on January 7, during which he affirmed that Vietnam always gives the highest priority to the special traditional relations with Laos.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan on January 6 held an online meeting with Vietnamese associations to discuss coordination to support Vietnamese people affected by the earthquake that hit central Japan recently.

The picturesque Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan holds general elections on Tuesday with serious economic challenges calling into question its longstanding policy of prioritising "Gross National Happiness" over growth.

The Vietnam Value has moved up one spot to 32nd out of 100 strong national brands globally, with its value hitting US$431 billion, according to a Government official.

The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden opened a new entertainment space to attract children during the holiday season of Tết (Lunar New Year) festival in early January.