2023 was a challenging year for the Vietnamese automobile market as sales fell 25% year-on-year despite a 50% cut in the registration fee from July 1, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA).

The Ever Glamour Nha Trang international light show festival will be held every Saturday from June 29 to July 20 in the southcentral province of Khanh Hoa.

The management board of the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (Hepza) has set a target to attract 550 million USD in investment capital this year, averaging 8.5 million USD per ha.

According to the provincial Ethnic Committee of Lào Cai Province, some ethnic groups still consider child marriage to be normal.

Paintings by a group of artists featuring images of flowers and dragons - the icon of the year 2024 - are on display at the HCM City Fine Arts Association.

Le Thi Mong Tuyen has earned Vietnam’s fourth ticket to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics following her excellent performance at the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship 2024 which is being held in Indonesia from January 7-17.

Standard Chartered Bank expects Vietnam to have a robust GDP growth of 6.7% in 2024 (6.2% and 6.9% in the first half and second half of the year, respectively).

A commercial centre in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City has been adorned with colourful Tet decorations as residents get into the festive spirit and prepare to welcome in the Lunar New Year of the Dragon.

Banknotes or lucky money printed with images of the dragon are in high demand as the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, draws near.

More than 1,800 night flights, equivalent to 8% of the total number of domestic flights, will be operated from January 21 to February 25 to meet the increasing travel demand during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

The Mercantile Exchange of Vietnam (MXV), the only national centralised commodity trading market organiser in Vietnam, has said that it will focus on building specialised commodity trading floors in the coming time.

Around 51 troupes from 15 cities and provinces in Việt Nam will compete in the Chợ Lớn – HTV Unicorn – Lion – Dragon Dance Festival in HCM City on January 12, 13 and 14.

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has signed 19 contracts with investors on importing electricity from 26 hydropower plants in Laos with a total capacity of 2,689MW.

Da Nang is conducting a trial run of its first pedestrian street during the first quarter of 2024 on Bach Dang Street from the Dragon Bridge to the Nguyen Van Troi Bridge.

Doctors from Tu Du Hospital and Children’s Hospital 1 in HCM City successfully performed a foetal cardiac surgery on January 4, the first ever not just in Vietnam but in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam has emerged as a frontrunner in B2B sales on credit, boasting a 67 per cent ratio, surpassing the 51 per cent average in Asia, reported a recently-revealed Atradius Payment Practices Barometer survey.

SUN EDU International Education Joint Stock Company and Thu Dau Mot University in Binh Duong Province on January 8 began the first intensive training of trainers (ToT) program in integrated circuit design.

LEGO factory to start operation in 2024

Despite the economic downturn, large banks have announced excellent results for 2023 and met all the targets they set for themselves.

Local midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has been identified as a player to watch at the upcoming 2023 Asian Cup finals which are scheduled to take place in Qatar from January 12 to February 10.