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Vietnam Airlines, Singapore unveil tourism ipartnership nitiative

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Singapore's Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation for the 2024-2025 period at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 16.

PM chairs dialogue with tech businesses in Switzerland

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presided over a dialogue with businesses on cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), automobile industry, semiconductor chip and ecosystem development in Davos, Switzerland, on January 16.

PM delivers keynote speech at policy dialogue on Vietnam’s global vision

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and delivered a keynote speech at the policy dialogue on Vietnam’s global vision during the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland on January 16 (local time).

Women’s volleyball, shooting teams win big at Victory Cup

The Vietnamese women’s volleyball and shooting teams scored triumphs at the Victory Cup Gala for the best players and coaches of the year.

Vietnamese people prefer outbound tours during lunar New Year holiday

Many Vietnamese travelers have chosen outbound tours to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet, according to representatives of local tour operators.

Illicit business relations land officials in jail

Many illicit business relationships between enterprises and state agencies were discovered in 2023, for which state officials and businesspeople had to pay a heavy price.

Nghe An cooks prepare things to make local specialty to welcome Tet

Apart from using the cake on Cold Day festival on the third day of the third lunar month, bánh ngào is used to worship on the last evening before Tết, to pray for a safe and prosperous year to come.

2024 promises better opportunities for stock investors

Ups and downs in the stock market were seen in 2023, but recovery was still the general trend. Better opportunities are expected to come this year.

2024 GDP growth might reach 6.48%, driven by innovation, reforms

VN not only relies on fiscal and monetary solutions to promote economic growth, but also creates new growth drivers from innovation, new economic models, business environment reform, economic restructuring and improving regional planning and linkage.

Preventing fires with Make-in-Vietnam smoke sensor

With a cost of less than VND1 million, a smoke sensor invented by Vconnex, a technology startup, is expected to help prevent fires and explosions in Vietnamese homes.

Thang Long imperial citadel to glow with Tet atmosphere

The atmosphere of the traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet, will be recreated at the Happy Tet 2024 programme due to take place at the Thang Long imperial citadel in Hanoi from January 24 to 28.

Vu Dai villagers braise fish in clay pots for Tet treat

Situated some 50km away from Hanoi, Vu Dai village in Ha Nam province's Ly Nhan district is famous for its braised fish in clay pots which has become a delicacy of the northern region during Lunar New Year Festival, known locally as Tet.

Hanoi harnesses “soft power” of culture in development

Since joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the “Design” category in 2019, Hanoi has organised a multitude of activities relating to design and creativity.

More incentives needed to raise competitiveness of logistics firms

The domestic logistics sector has made big strides over the past time, significantly contributing to national economic growth and generating jobs for labourers.

Dragon-shaped kumquat trees sought after

Just nearly one month left to the Year of the Dragon, kumquat trees shaped like this animal are being hunted by consumers who want to display them to welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet) or present as a gift.

China remains promising market for Vietnamese farm produce

China was the biggest buyer of Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery products in 2023, and it is expected to remain a promising market with numerous opportunities for Vietnamese farm produce to increase the market share and export value.

Five-year project to improve firefighters’ capacity launched

The project was co-implemented by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam and the Police Department of Firefighting, Prevention and Rescue under the Ministry of Public Security.

HCM City doctors successfully performed second fetal cardiac intervention

The HCM City Department of Health views this success as an initial outcome in the specialised field of foetal congenital heart intervention.

Hotel owners in Hoi An sell hotels to pay debts

The owner of a well-known hotel chain in the ancient town of Hoi An has decided to sell four out of seven hotels to pay debts. Other hoteliers say they have sold hotels at a loss of up to 40 percent.

Where did real estate loans go to in 2023?

As of the end of November 2023, the amount of outstanding loans provided to the real estate sector had reached VND1 quadrillion, up 3 percent over the previous month (VND994 trillion).