VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam and Laos will promote ties of great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation by holding increasing reciprocal visit exchanges and implementing cooperation agreements in an effective manner.

The State Bank of Vietnam forecast that nearly VND2 quadrillion would be pumped into the national economy in 2024 to support economic recovery if the 15% credit growth target is met.

The third running of the HCM City Night Run Eximbank 2024 will be held on May 18-19 with an expectation of more excitement and records by marathoners.

The January temperature in the north of Vietnam would be 1-2 degrees centigrade higher this year according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

A shop in HCM City's Binh Thanh District is offering free clothes and accessories for low-income people.

Police in the northern province of Hoa Binh announced on Friday that they have collected and destroyed many weapons and explosives that were handed in by local people.

Rescuers sifted through rubble Saturday as focus turned to recovering bodies rather than finding survivors five days after a huge earthquake struck central Japan, with 98 people now confirmed killed.

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on January 6, beginning a two-day official visit to Vietnam and co-chairing the 46th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee.

Vietjet has been once again listed among the world’s safest airlines for 2024 by AirlineRatings, the world’s famous airline safety and product rating website.

Economists at a recent workshop in Hanoi shared the view that despite a host of difficulties forecast for 2024, inflation would not be a big issue for Vietnam in the year.

Hanoi has planned to start work on two VND11.7 trillion (USD483.47 million) bridges across the Red River by the end of this year.

The 12th Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2024) will take place in the central city of Da Nang in early June with a series of events and five competition nights.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City will install equipment to drive birds away.

Hampered by bad weather and damaged roads, Japanese rescuers searched Friday for 222 people still missing four days after a devastating earthquake as the death toll approached 100.

The Saigon Railway Transport Joint Stock Company (Saratrans) has added 3,000 seats to serve higher demand on the coming Tet Lunar New Year.

An aggressive monkey which attacked some people in the central province of Quang Nam has been caught.

The southern central coastal province of Khanh Hoa’s Department of Construction has reported that 60, mainly beachfront buildings in the tourist city of Nha Trang illegally added more floors.

As much as 579.8 trillion VND (23.77 billion USD) worth of public investment was disbursed last year, equivalent to 73.5% of the yearly plan and nearly 82% of that assigned by the Prime Minister, according to the Ministry of Finance.

The Ministry of Education and Training held a conference to review the work in 2023 and deploy tasks for 2024 in Hanoi on Thursday.