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Thao Dien Night Street launches trial run

A 465-meter-long night-time walking street spanning a section of Xuan Thuy Street in Thao Dien Ward, an expat enclave, opened last weekend.

HCM City announces education development goals through 2030

The municipal People’s Committee has approved an education development strategy from now until 2030, with a vision to 2045, aiming to ensure harmony between development and quality of education.

Việt Nam successfully applies 3D-printing technology to treat bone cancer

Vinmec International General Hospital on January 22 announced its doctors have simultaneously replaced both the pelvis and part of the femur in one operation to treat a patient with an extremely rare type of bone cancer.

“Xuan Que Huong” programme to feature diverse activities

“Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring), the biggest cultural event for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet), will take place from February 1-2 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Costs for Hanoi's Metro No.2 project go up by over $652 million

In the proposal from Hà Nội’s authorities, the project will be put into operation by 2029 – 14 years later than the original deadline of 2015 – with two additional years for training, operation, and maintenance.

Phu Quoc unveils the world’s largest multimedia show on water

Created by a French producer, 'Kiss of the Sea' has emerged as the new sensation for visitors on Vietnam’s largest island of Phu Quoc for 2024.

With a bountiful crop in 2023, farmers pocket big money

The prices of farm produce climbed to new high in 2023. Tens of thousands of durian farmers have become dong billionaires, while the incomes of rice and coffee farmers increased by twofold.

Travel+Leisure reveals best time to visit Vietnam

Magazine Travel+Leisure of the United States has published an article revealing the best and worst time to visit Vietnam.

Farmers seek help from PM in fight against smuggled pig imports

About 6,000-7,000 pigs are being transported across the border daily, threatening domestic farmers' livelihoods.

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Viet Nam becomes Cambodia's second largest tourist source market

Mau Son peak covered in frost as temperatures sink to -1.1 degrees Celsius

The temperature at Mau Son mountain peak in the northern province of Lang Son continued to sink to minus -1.1 degrees Celsius on the early morning of January 23, with white frost seen at the 1,500 metre-mountain peak.

Nine paintings of Vietnamese children to vie for international contest in Japan

Nine paintings of Vietnamese children have been selected to compete in the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest, an event which is scheduled to take place in February in Japan.

Bookings for Tet tours on the rise

Ocean liners bustling at ports, bringing thousands of foreign visitors to Vietnam, and bookings for Tet (Lunar New Year) tours on the rise are among the robust uptick for the tourism sector in 2024, according to insiders.

Over 160 merchants eligible to export rice

As many as 161 merchants had been granted certificates of eligibility for exporting rice as of January 22, decreasing from mid-2023, reported the Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

PM calls for preventive solutions against severe cold wave

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 23 issued an official dispatch instructing local administrations of northern and north central localities and relevant ministries to take measure to urgently deal with the prolonged and severe cold wave.

Naval ship rescues five fishermen stranded at sea

The Command of Naval Region 4 reported on January 24 that its Naval Ship 471 had successfully completed a rescue operation for five fishermen aboard a fishing boat from the central province of Binh Dinh.

PM’s Europe trip successful in all aspects

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s Europe trip to attend the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF-54) and official visits to Hungary and Romania was successful in all aspects.

Asia House Annual Outlook 2024: Vietnam likely to outperform regional neighbours

According to the Asia House Annual Outlook 2024, Vietnam's economy is likely to continue to outperform its regional neighbours through 2024.

Experts explain investors’ net selling in 2023

The scenario in which the US Federal Reserve lowers interest rates will also stimulate cash flow from the currency market back into international capital markets.

Most cars imported to Vietnam are from ASEAN

Thailand surpassed Indonesia last year to become Vietnam’s largest car exporter with imports from the country accounting for 45 percent in quantity and 40.5 percent in value.