VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam’s northern region is set for a cold spell next week with a sharp temperature drop forecasted to hit many mountainous areas.

The Xuan Hong (Red Spring) Festival, the biggest annual blood donation campaign in Vietnam, is scheduled to begin on February 18, the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) has said.

Vietnam's export earnings in January posted a year-on-year rise of 42% to about 33.6 billion USD – the highest monthly turnover since April 2022 when the figure stood at 33.26 billion USD, reported the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

State President Vo Van Thuong on February 15 launched the national tree planting festival 2024 in Kim Phu commune of Tuyen Quang province, northern Vietnam.

Vietnam is at elevated risks from infectious diseases, given its location in the hot and humid tropical monsoon region as well as the increasing rate of trade and travel.

The Golden Ball Awards 2023 ceremony is set to be held on February 19 in Ho Chi Minh City, according to the organising board.

Huong Pagoda Festival, one of the largest and longest spring festivals, officially opened on February 15 or the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

Argentina's newspaper La Nacion has run an article highlighting the business climate in Vietnam and encouraging the country's firms to explore the Southeast Asian market.

Securities companies still feel optimistic about 2024 and believe that the VN-Index will return close to its historical peak.

A total of 214 people died and 504 others were injured in 541 traffic accidents that occurred in Vietnam during the seven-day Tet Lunar New Year holiday from February 8-14, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

A South Korean court sentenced two former senior police officers Wednesday for destroying evidence linked to Seoul's deadly 2022 Halloween crush -- the first police officials to be sentenced over the disaster.

Visiting Am Duong Market Fair, which is held once a year in the northern province of Bac Ninh, is where people hope to meet with the dead and join them to get some good luck for the whole year.

Four teenage boys have been killed after two motorbikes collided with a truck while running on the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway on Wednesday afternoon.

The Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City welcomed nearly 148,000 passengers on February 14, the highest level since the beginning of the Tet peak season 2024.

The Vietnam Writers' Association will present 30,000 books to children in mountainous and far-flung areas in 2024, according to VWA President Nguyen Quang Thieu.

The Vietnamese Government ranked 59th out of 193 countries in terms of artificial intelligence readiness on a 2023 report by the UK-based Oxford Insights.

Authorities in the southern province of Kien Giang have helped nearly 300 Taiwanese visitors who were left stranded on Phu Quoc Island due to controversy over tour costs to fly home.

The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang has seen a surge in tourists during the Tet Lunar New Year.

Many people have attempted to return to Hanoi after the Tet holiday at night but have still faced traffic jams.