Signs of recovery of Vietnam’s and the world economies appeared in the last months of 2023.

2023 marked a significant milestone for the forestry sector as Vietnam successfully sold 10.3 million forest carbon credits (10.3 million tonnes of CO2) for the first time through the World Bank (WB) for US$51.5 million.

Cybersecurity firm SCS, which has conducted a survey on service providers involved in electronic transactions in Vietnam, has found that 80 percent have not fully observed the decree on personal data protection.

Despite formidable challenges for the real estate market in 2023, industrial property market has stood out as a bright spot that has maintained its growth momentum on the back of the foreign direct investment (FDI) flow, according to insiders.

11 films produced in 2023 were valued for their high quality and were granted permission for distribution by the National Film Censorship Board.

A 500-year-old Shan Tuyet tea tree at Nguyen Quang Hoang's home in Yen Bai is the most beautiful old tree in the region. Someone once asked to buy the tree at the price of VND6 billion, but Hoang refused to sell it.

Duong Quoc Hoang is now in the same pool with many globally well-known players as he has become the first Vietnamese cueist to join the World Professional Nineball Tour Corporation (WNT).

Many Hanoi craft village products have special value and are recognized as national treasures

Weak market demand coupled with stricter regulations remain the main barriers to the Vietnamese tea processing industry when it tries to gain a strong foothold in foreign markets.

The Hanoi municipal People’s Committee has decided to hold a series of fireworks shows at 32 venues across the capital on February 10, which will be the Lunar New Year’s Eve.

A Vietnamese lunar New Year festival that features art performances, fashion shows, folk games, trade promotion, and cultural activities is scheduled to take place in the Japanese city of Amagasaki on February 3 - 4 ahead of the Lunar New Year’s Eve.

Immerse yourself in the culinary artistry of the Nam O fishing village, where tender and fresh fish takes center stage, complemented by the crisp sweetness of fresh vegetables, resulting in a remarkable gastronomic delight.

Entertainment and cultural events in Vietnam's major cities from January 15-21.

The upcoming European trip of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to Davos, Switzerland to attend the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF-54)

Mechanisms needed to manage heritage urban areas

The Ministry of Health has warned about a possibly wider monkeypox outbreak during the winter-spring period.

A series of activities to promote reading culture will be offered at the annual HCM City Tết (Lunar New Year) Book Fair, which will take place from February 7-14 (or December 27 to January 5 on the lunar calendar) in District 1.

Outstanding credit forecast to grow 14.2% this year

Approximately 100 defendants accused of carrying out the terrorist attacks in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak last June will be brought to court on January 16.

Up to 288 kilos of cocaine have been found drifting onto a beach in Binh Son District in the central province of Quang Ngai.

The World Bank Board of Directors has recently approved a water improvement project worth over US$300 million in the southern province of Binh Duong.

Phuc Sinh JSC has announced that the company successfully sold shares to an investment fund from Europe with an undisclosed amount.

A fire in the early hours of Monday morning claimed the lives of four people including two adults and two children in Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

A biography of late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet compiled by author Hoang Lai Giang was named the best literary work of 2023 by the HCM City Writers' Association.

The HCM City health sector has proposed a ban on the sale of drugs through social media platforms or livestreams in an effort to tackle the sale of counterfeit or substandard medicine, as well as medicine without documented origin.