The Vietnamese tourism industry sees a positive sign when many international cruise ships carrying thousands of foreign tourists to visit popular landscapes in the country in the first days of 2024.

The great achievements in foreign relations in 2023 have brought potential and prestige in the international arena, turning Vietnam into an attractive rendezvous for countries.

The Ministry of Finance in Vietnam has proposed a 5% value-added tax (VAT) for fertilizers, a departure from the current tax-exempt status outlined in the Value-Added Tax Law.

Vietnam Town, the first of its kind in the world, has been set up in the center of Udon Thani City in Thailand. A sign of Vietnamese pride, it acts as a symbol of the friendship between Vietnam and Thailand.

Vietnam needs to pool all resources and bring into full play growth drivers in 2024 to meet the Government set target of achieving a GDP growth rate of 6-6.5%, said experts.

Experts say that it would be better to begin learning a foreign language in childhood, but disagree about at which age children should begin.

Lots of hotels in the central province of Quang Nam’s Hoi An City have been offered for sale amid on-going business difficulties.

Vietnam’s best archers will seek Olympic spots when they compete at the Archery World Cup.

Xanita Savengxok, the second runner-up in the 2019 Miss World Laos pageant, is a final-year student at the University of Transport Technology, studying logistics and multimodal transport.

The average annual growth in the number of transactions via QR code has reached 471.13% since the payment method's introduction in 2018.

Three packages containing drugs have been found on a beach in Binh Son District in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Le Hoang Phuong, fourth runner-up at Miss Grand International 2023, has been named among the Top 20 Finalists of Miss Vcrown 2023.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has issued decisions allowing the operations of four international accreditation organisations in Vietnam, namely ACQUIN, THE-ICE, ACBSP and ABET.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his entourage arrived in Hanoi on January 11 afternoon, starting a three-day State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong.

The Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) developed by FPT Retail made its official debut on a national scale on January 11 with prefix number 0775.

Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang has conveyed Vietnam's regret and urged the US not to include Vietnam in the Special Watch List for religious freedom.

Irish authorities have announced that three out of 14 migrants found inside a refrigerated shipping container in the southeastern port of Rosslare, Ireland on January 8 are believed to come from Vietnam.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) Office for UN Peacekeeping Operations held an inauguration ceremony for the Vietnam Police Peacekeeping Unit No.1 in Hanoi on January 11.

Spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang on January 11 refuted the accuracy of the information about Vietnam’s human right commitments posted on the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Vietnamese shooters have won one gold medal and a ticket for Olympic Paris 2024 when competing at the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia.