VIETNAM TODAY

Several workshops which specialise in making lanterns in Hoi An City are busy these days when the Lunar New Year or Tet is approaching.

The restoration of Phung Hung Mural Street in Hanoi has been finished ahead of the coming Lunar New Year, or Tet holiday, with many paintings repaired.

A 10-year-old boy who fell into a 35-metre deep concrete pillar at a construction sitein the southern province of Dong Thap four days ago was declared dead by local authorities late Wednesday afternoon.

The inflationary pressure on Vietnam in 2023 may not be high, said experts at a conference in Hanoi on January 4.

Vietnam is forecast to have fewer storms and tropical depressions in 2023 than in previous years, according to the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration.

The HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases on January 4 said the COVID-19 Omicron XBB variant, first discovered in India in August, has been found in the southern metropolis.

A newborn baby in the central southern province of Binh Dinh has been found to have harlequin ichthyosis, a rare skin problem with only 200 cases reported globally so far.

Da Nang-based Bach Dang Hotel Complex Trading-Service Company is seeking the Ministry of Transport’s approval for a project costing VND28.9 trillion to restore the Thap Cham-Da Lat railway.

The Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation held a conference on January 4 to review the city’s blood donation drive in 2022 and launch the Red Spring Festival 2023.

Drum-makers in the southern province of Ha Tinh are busy making new products for the coming spring festivals.

After a decade of establishing a presence in Vietnam, Starbucks, a popular US coffee brand, has recently announced plans to open its 100th store in the country this year.

People and export goods going through border gates in Mong Cai city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, will no longer have to undergo COVID-19 RT-PCR testing from January 8, according to the city’s administration.

Asian markets built on their positive start to the year Wednesday as investors brushed off a drop on Wall Street and weighed China's reopening moves with surging Covid cases, while recession concerns kept any rally in check.

Heavy rains are forecasted to continue in the Central and Central Highlands regions today, and flash floods and landslides may occur in mountainous areas.

Vietnam is among the four markets with potential growth in branded residences segment, according to a global Savills report.

Vietnam saw a sharp rise in international tourists over the New Year holiday 2023 as the COVID-19 pandemic has been brought under control.

The Vietnam national football team progressed into the knockouts of the 2022 AFF Cup as Group B winners after a 3-0 victory at home against Myanmar.

The 15th National Assembly’s second extraordinary meeting will open on January 5 and close on January 9, NA Deputy Secretary General Nguyen Truong Giang told a press conference in Hanoi on January 3.

The aviation market recorded about 55 million passengers in 2022, rising 3.7-fold from the previous year and equivalent to 69.6% of that in the pre-pandemic 2019, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.