VIETNAM TODAY

A poor elderly woman in Ben Tre Province is in need of financial help to support two daughters who are both suffering from mental problems.

A ceremony was held in Le Thuy district of the central province of Quang Binh on January 12 to inaugurate the Son Thuy kindergarten and the medical station of Hoa Thuy commune, which were built at a cost of

Many streets and lanes in HCM City have become colourful with Tet decorations.

HCM City will cut 51,000 bus trips during the coming Tet Lunar New Year Holiday due to falling passenger numbers.

Hundreds of people queued at the Vietnamese Football Federation’s headquarters in Hanoi for tickets for the first leg of the final against Thailand.

The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment has sketched out two scenarios for the Vietnamese economy in 2023.

Vietnam and Laos will work closely to introduce solutions aimed at increasing two-way trade by 10 - 15% this year compared to 2022’s figure.

Many Vietnamese travel companies have launched tours to Thailand for the AFF Cup Final between Thailand and Vietnam on January 16.

Many streets in HCM City have faced serious congestion due to increased traffic ahead of the Tet Lunar New Year Holiday.

Vietnam posted an all-time high import of automobiles with 173,467 units valued at US$3.84 billion last year, surpassing the previous record of about 160,000 units in 2021, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Head coach Park Hang-seo of the Vietnamese national men’s football team won the award for the best foreign coach of 2022 at the Cup Chien Thang (Victory Cup) award ceremony.

Nearly 500 workers in some southern localities were given free flights on Wednesday evening to return to their homes in the central region for the Tet Lunar New Year Holiday.

Asian markets rose Thursday as traders grew confident ahead of data later in the day that is expected to show another softening of US inflation, giving the Federal Reserve room to slow its pace of interest rate hikes.

Vietjet Air, Vietnam’s largest private carrier, has announced its opening of a route linking Ho Chi Minh City to Melbourne of Australia starting March 31.

Vietnamese and Lao PMs have reaffirmed both nations' consistent policy of attaching great importance to and giving the top priority to the consolidation and cultivation of the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation.

People in Thuy Tram Village in the northern province of Phu Tho are busy harvesting red carp for Kitchen God's Day.

US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper had a working session in the central province of Quang Tri on January 11 to discuss cooperation in handling war consequences.

PM Pham Minh Chinh on January 11 made a courtesy call on General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith as part of activities during his official visit to Laos.

Vietnam climbed a total of four positions to secure 88th place in a ranking of the world’s most powerful passports in 2023, according to the latest report compiled by the Henley Passport Index.