The Vietnamese tourism industry anticipates a strong breakthrough year with the global tourism market set to make a complete recovery by the end of 2024.

The domestic real estate market is believed to have reached the bottom and expected to roar back to life this year thanks to a slew of measures taken by the Government, ministries, agencies and localities.

This is the implementation of Subproject 2 of Project 3 "Promoting business start-ups, entrepreneurship and attracting investment in ethnic minority and mountainous areas" under the National Target Program.

The 12th Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2024) will take place in the central city of Da Nang in early June with a series of events and five competition nights.

2023 was a tough year for automobile manufacturers as demand was weak despite considerable price decreases. However, there was good news that marked an important milestone of the industry.

Director of the Vietnam Directorate of Market Surveillance Tran Huu Linh said that smugglers have taken advantage of e-commerce platforms to sell fake commodities.

The former deputy director of Việt Á Company Vũ Đình Hiệp pleaded guilty to the charges of bribing government officials to win contracts with Centres for Disease Control (CDCs), Hà Nội's People Court was told on Thursday.

In May 2023, another adjustment was made, raising the total investment to around €1.3 billion, over 1.66 times the original budget, while the completion date was pushed back to 2027, 12 years from the original deadline.

The National Assembly (NA) Office has collaborated with news agencies and newspapers to select 10 outstanding issues and events of the legislature in 2023.

A report on the macro-economic situation of HCMC in 2023, which also gives forecasts related to the southern hub’s economic growth in 2024, was launched at a seminar held on January 4.

Joseph Uddo has been elected as the new Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hanoi in 2024.

A seminar discussing the connection between Vietnamese youth and cultural heritage was held several days ago by the National Archives Center No 1 and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

The launch of K-UPA came as the ministry has been working with the state-run Ulsan Port Authority to open the centre in Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai to help Korean firms store goods under room or low temperatures.

Following the rapid rates of vehicle ownership, Ho Chi Minh City’s downtown areas are suffering from a lack of parking areas with an imbalance between parking supply and demand.

Vietnam has set a target of obtaining US$54-55 billion in agro-forestry-aquatic export revenue in 2024.

As much as 579.8 trillion VND (23.77 billion USD) worth of public investment was disbursed last year, equivalent to 73.5% of the yearly plan and nearly 82% of that assigned by the Prime Minister, according to the Ministry of Finance.

Three tourist boats were destroyed in a fire which spread while they were being anchored at a wharf in the northern province of Quang Ninh on Thursday evening.

Three Vietnamese destinations - Hoi An, Ha Long Bay, and Sa Pa - have been named among the top 50 most beautiful places on the wish lists of tourists in 2024, unveiled Times Travel of India.

As foreign-invested businesses always need high-quality human resources to apply new technologies, training skilled manpower is believed to help Vietnam attract more foreign investment.

Vietnam sustains recovery momentum, positioned for significant growth

The south-central province of Khanh Hoa is expected to welcome more than 40 foreign cruise ships throughout the year, carrying tens of thousands tourists to the locality.

The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) on January 4 announced that as of December 29, 2023, there had been 42 enterprises with capitalisation of over US$1 billion listed on the HoSE.

Head coach Philippe Troussier has decided on a shortlist of 30 players of the national men’s football team to attend training in Qatar ahead of the 2023 Asian Cup finals, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Businesses which had dispatched workers and apprentices to the Japanese prefectures of Ishikawa, Toyama, Niigata, and Fukui are urged to promptly take protective measures for them in earthquake-affected areas.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a national teleconference that opened on January 5 to review the operations of the Government and local administrations in 2023 and look at ways to implement their tasks for 2024.