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.

Vietnamese airlines have added an additional 472 flights with over 92,000 seats on routes between Hanoi and HCM City to destinations with high reservation rates to meet the increasing travel demand during the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Police operating in Da Nang said that they have co-operated with their counterparts in HCM City and the southern province of Binh Duong to bust a major loan shark ring headed by a Chinese national, whilst also arresting a total of 192 suspects.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and many other high-ranking officials of the Party and State attended the opening ceremony of the extraordinary session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on January 15.

Northern Vietnam is expected to get warm before enduring a strong cold spell this weekend, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) has unveiled two economic scenarios for the nation this year.

Products sourced from various countries, including Vietnam, are expected to increase their market share in the United States amid Chinese exports to this market decreasing.

Diners at the "Hanoi Station" restaurant located at the Cameleon shopping mall in Brussels can explore literary works of Vietnam while enjoying its special dishes.

With a positive economic outlook, the Ministry of Industry and Trade aims to increase exports by 6% in 2024, running a trade surplus for nine years in a row, estimated at 15 billion USD.

The Vietnamese economy is likely to expand by 6-6.5% in the base scenario, with even recovery recorded in all sectors of agriculture, industry, construction and services.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang affirmed Vietnam persistently follows the “One China” policy while replying to the media’s question about the result of the election of the leader of Taiwan held on January 13.

Vietnam had attracted 39,140 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with total registered capital of over 468.91 billion USD by the end of 2023, reported the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

The 15th National Assembly (NA) started its fifth extraordinary meeting at the NA building in Hanoi on January 15.

The Vietnamese men’s national football team lost 2 - 4 to Japan in their 2023 AFC Asian Cup opener on January 14, but the two goals against Asia’s No. 1 team were still considered beyond expectations.

Experts say GRDP per capita of $45,000-46,000 is an ambitious plan and that Hanoi needs to have groundbreaking ideas to obtain the desired growth.

Industrial real estate was the only bright spot in the real estate market in 2023. As more foreign investors came in Vietnam, the demand for industrial land and ready-made workshops increased, pushing rental prices up.

Online shopping and hunting for promotional items has become a habit of many people, especially Gen Z, or individuals born in the mid-90s.

The Central Endocrine Hospital (CEH) and VNPT Group are collaborating to carry out a state-level scientific project on applying artificial intelligence (AI) to create new advances in the screening and diagnosis of thyroid cancer.

The forecast for 2024 indicates that consumer demand will continue to be a primary contributor to Vietnam's economic growth, in addition to the ripple effects of public investment and exports.