The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on January 12 to announce and present the President's Decision approving the sending of five officers to the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic and South Sudan.

A process has begun to allow the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) to declare bankruptcy, according to Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Xuan Sang.

The Republic of Korea’s KP Aero Industries will start building a 20,000sq.m factory with an investment of $20 million at the central city’s Da Nang Hi-Tech Park, to produce and supply various parts for the aircraft industry.

President Vo Van Thuong and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo watched a martial arts and musical programme performed by athletes, soldiers, and artists of the Vietnam People’s Army in Hanoi on January 12.

The Hanoi People’s Court on January 12 sentenced former Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long to 18 years in prison for taking bribes in the COVID-19 test kit case involving in the Viet A Technology JSC.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Hanoi on January 12, during which the leaders highly evaluated the strong and dynamic development of the two countries’ cooperation in multiple areas.

Vietnam expects to have 108 social housing projects with over 47,500 apartments completed in 2024, according to the Ministry of Construction.

The formation of a carbon credit market is part of Vietnam's commitment to net-zero emissions and the use of economic tools to manage enterprises’ greenhouse gas emissions.

Decisions to donate the organs of two brain-dead men have saved the life of eight patients who were in critical condition.

Sales index of processing-manufacturing up 3.1%

PM to attend World Economic Forum annual meeting in Switzerland, visit Hungary, Romania

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.