According to forecasts, Vietnam's international arrivals can fully recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2024 (equal to 105.2% of 2019's level) and possibly equal to 118.9% of 2019's level in 2025.

Vietnam's real estate market continues to show strong appeal to foreign investors despite global economic difficulties.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has issued a series of decisions on revoking certificates for petrol distributors.

Hundreds of fuel companies have written to the prime minister saying the current regulations are putting a strain on their operations.

The government of HCMC has proposed imposing a higher property tax on people who own a second home but do not use it.

Former President Nguyen Xuan Phuc decided to resign and retire as he was fully aware of his responsibilities before the Party and the people when a number of officials under him committed violations during his stint as prime minister in 2016-2021.

The nation remained the third largest seafood supplier to the Republic of Korea (RoK) last year with the country’s seafood market share as part of the RoK’s total imports reaching 10.2%, according to statistics released by the Korea Customs Service.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked agencies under its wing to strengthen inspection and supervision to promptly detect and handle smuggling by air.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son met with his Cambodian, Philippine and Malaysian counterparts on February 3 on the sidelines of the 32nd ASEAN Coordinating Council Meeting (ACC-32) in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Vietnam will work with other ASEAN member states to discuss, agree on processes, procedures and necessary measures to support Timor Leste to become an official member of the group soon, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said.

Circus artists Giang Quoc Co and Giang Quoc Nghiep on February 3 (Vietnam time) set a new head-to-head balancing walk plus blindfold record in Milan, Italy.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has held a press conference to provide information about socioeconomic issues and epidemic prevention and control in the city.

Of the seven officers of the Vietnam People’s Army sent by the President to international missions, Lieutenant Colonel Vu Thi Lien is the first officer performing duties at the European Union Training Mission in Central African Republic (EUTM RCA).

Minister requests fruitful cooperation in defence industry with other countries

ChatGPT has recently been so popular in various fields. Since there are limits in ChatGPT registration from Vietnam, Internet users here are warned to be careful to proceed with the process to avoid being scammed.

Strong figures for FDI in January

The Vietnam Internet Association’s (VIA) Secretary General Vu The Binh said Vietnam needs at least two or three more submarine fiber cable routes in the next five years to serve mounting demand.

Vietnam still approves use of Covid antibody treatment Evusheld as it is still effective against subvariants circulating in the Southeast Asian country.

The crime allegedly started in 2019 when the Vietnam Coast Guard’s Department of Technology was allocated VNĐ150 billion (US$6.3 million) to purchase equipment.

The Government has tasked the Ministry of Transport with disbursing nearly VND94.2 trillion of public investment in 2023, up 1.7-fold against the 2022 figure and 2.2-fold versus 2021.

As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding loans provided to the real estate sector had reached VND800 trillion, while the figure was VND700 trillion by the end of 2021, said the Ministry of Construction, citing SBV’s (State Bank of Vietnam) figures.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed developing a new property tax law to separate the tax on land from that on buildings.

Vietnamese-made films tallied more than VND350 billion in ticket sales in the first nine days of the Lunar New Year, between January 22 and January 30, according to the independent analytical website Box Office Vietnam.

In a landmark moment for Vietnamese music, Nguyen Trong Hieu, winner of Vietnam Idol 2015, has announced that his latest music video has made it to the final eight in the German Eurovision Song Contest (ESC).

Vietnam’s tourism industry generated around VND46 trillion in revenue this January, with a surge in domestic and international tourist numbers, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.