The real estate market showed signs of warming up with social housing projects on sale last week.

While liquidity in the banking system is abundant and the pressure on the USD/VND exchange rate is high, the State Bank (SBV) issued a large amount of treasury bills to regulate Vietnamese dong liquidity, helping to cool down the exchange rate.

Vietnamese American television and film editor, Tom Cross, who is a 2015 Oscars winner, will serve as one of the judges for the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival 2024, which is scheduled to take place from April 6 to April 13.

British magazine Time Out has picked Ho Chi Minh City among the top 10 cheapest nightlife destinations to book in the year ahead.

A high-level business delegation, including 50 top US businesses, will visit Vietnam from March 18–21 to explore investment opportunities.

Recovering consumption and production in addition to stronger global goods demand are expected to help Vietnam achieve the highest growth in ASEAN this year.

Saltwater intrusion up rivers is estimated to affect 29,260ha of rice sown in areas not zoned for the crop in the Mekong Delta as the region enters the peak dry season.

Electricity prices proposed to have adjustment every 3 months

A young and technology-savvy population, favourable policies and rich cultural heritage coupled with the rapid digitalisation and economic integration will fuel the boom of the creative economy in Vietnam.

The current legal system does not have specific regulations on identifying key industries as well as specific policies to promote the development of these industries.

Hindustan Times of India has suggested discovering top iconic destinations across central Vietnam, including the ancient port city of Hoi An, the My Son relic site, and the modern beach city of Quy Nhon, in its recently published article.

A Vietnamese business will attend the World Tea Expo 2024, the largest event in global tea industry, for the first time when it is held from March 18 to 20 in Las Vegas, the United States.

Domestic travel companies have reported a surge in MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions) tourism in the first quarter of 2024, with both tourist arrivals and revenues exceeding those recorded in the same period last year.

Although Vietnam holds huge potential to boost rice export in 2024 as the world is forecast to face a shortage of about 5 million tonnes of the grain, limitations in linkage chain must be tackled for the industry to move forward.

As many as 65 master chefs and culinary experts from across the country will join the Pho Festival 2024, which will take place in the northern province of Nam Dinh from March 15 - 17.

Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc chaired an investment promotion conference themed “Vietnam – Investment Destination” in Tokyo on March 12.

The Orchestra of the Royal Opera of Versailles is scheduled to perform Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Ho Guom Opera in downtown Hanoi on April 21 and 22 nights, heard a press conference held in Hanoi on March 12.

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The fleets of some Vietnamese airlines are likely to shrink in 2024 and 2025, thus subsequently affecting their transportation capacity on domestic and international routes, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

The US Embassy in Vietnam held a conference in Hanoi on March 11 to open registration for the SelectUSA Investment Summit 2024, which has been scheduled to take place on June 23 and 26 in Washington D.C.