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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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).

On January 16, the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) announced that it has unveiled its 15th annual Whitebook, offering insights into Vietnam's business policies from the European business community.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse, and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Zurich, Switzerland, on January 16 morning (local time), starting a trip to attend the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.

More than 80 per cent of overseas Vietnamese are living in industrial and developed countries and major global economic hubs.

The Vietnam Blockchain Association says the US recognition of Bitcoin ETFs will help promote the circulation of clean bitcoin and help traditional financial investors access bitcoin.

The ongoing V.League 1 2023-24 season has witnessed numerous coaching changes, reflecting the ambitious nature of the teams.