VIETNAM TODAY

Fourteen outstanding young citizens of HCM City in 2023 have been honoured by the city’s Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union.

Boasting a highly-open economy, Vietnam has great potential to attract high-quality foreign direct investment from major enterprises worldwide, according to insiders.

Although the employed population has increased, labour market quality has yet to improve with a large portion of informal workers, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).

Tourism website Travel Off Path of the United States has revealed that Hoi An, a UNESCO-recognized World Cultural Heritage Site in the central province of Quang Nam, is among the top 7 trendiest destinations, ranking second in the list.

A brighter outlook is predicted for the property market in 2024 compared to last year thanks to favourable regulations and interest rates.

Two consecutive cold spells are forecasted to hit the northern region this week.

Two boys have died from serious injuries after being hit by a truck wheel which suddenly flew off while running on a road in Ha Tinh Province.

As many as 155 traffic accidents occurred during the three-day New Year holiday that ended on Monday, killing 56 people and injuring 131 others.

Asian markets slipped Tuesday as most traders returned from the New Year break looking forward to a 2024 that is expected to see interest rate cuts, but to also be full of economic and political uncertainty.

Many streets in Hanoi saw serious traffic jams on Tuesday morning as people returned to work and school after the New Year Holiday.

Japanese rescuers battled against the clock and powerful aftershocks Tuesday to find survivors of a major earthquake that struck on New Year's Day, killing at least six people and leaving a trail of destruction.

The VN-Index is projected to have a good chance to surpass the 1,130 point threshold at the beginning of the new year and advance towards the 1,150 point level, according to experts.

Thủy Biều, a tourist destination that aims to reduce plastic waste, will encourage tourists not to use plastic bags and replace plastic bottled drinking water with refillable glass bottles.

President Vo Van Thuong attended a ceremony to hand over 1,400 houses, worth more than 70 billion VND (2.88 million USD), to poor families in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on January 1.

The central Quang Nam province hosted a ceremony on December 31 to reveal that its ancient city of Hoi An has joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN).

The number of visitors to Hanoi on the New Year holiday from December 30, 2023 to January 1, 2024 is 402,000, up 65% year-on-year.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to experience another cold snap from Tuesday with a sharp temperature fall.

The first domestic and international visitors to Vietnam in 2014 received a special welcome ceremony with bouquets and special gifts held by the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines in collaboration with localities nationwide on January 1.