VIETNAM TODAY

Foreign-invested enterprises contributed US$259.95 billion out of Vietnam’s total export turnover of US$355.5 billion last year, according to figures released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

HCM City has four VND9 trillion (USD371.9 million) traffic projects to implement this year to ease traffic jams in the city’s gateway areas.

The Garment 10 Joint Stock Company has just donated VND 600 million (USD 24,661) to build a bridge for a poor remote mountainous commune in Son La Province.

The Lao Government has agreed upon the proposal put forward to upgrade Nongkhang airport, which will be funded and built by Vietnam in Huaphanh province in northern Laos, into an international airport, the Vientiane Times newspaper reported on January 2.

Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors Wednesday as authorities warned of landslides and heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people.

Danang International Airport has become the first and the only terminal in Vietnam to be certified as a 5-star airport by international airport rating agency Skytrax.

Five people aboard a Japan coast guard aircraft died Tuesday when it hit a Japan Airlines passenger plane on the ground in a fiery collision at Tokyo's Haneda airport.

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.