VietNamNet names the 10 most outstanding socio-economic events in 2023:

The High-level People's Court in Hanoi rejected the appeal and upheld the sentence of life imprisonment handed down at the first-instance trial for three defendants in the case of “repatriation flights” on December 27.

The Ministry of Home Affairs’ decision to recognise the “Hoi thanh Phuc am Toan ven Vietnam” (Vietnam Full Gospel Church) as a religious organisation was announced at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on December 27.

Hanoi will organise 83 flower markets ahead of the coming Tet Lunar New Year holiday.

Tet is the most magnificent occasion for Vietnamese people who treasure family reunions, worshiping ancestors, seeing friends, and wishing good luck to themselves and others.

SJC bullion gold prices in the domestic market have been climbing to new highs. On December 22, prices surpassed VND76 million, and then the VND77 million per tael threshold.

Ten outstanding national information and communication technologies (ICT) events in 2023 were announced at a press conference on December 26 morning.

After the so-called water bus became popular in HCM City as a means to experience and explore the Saigon River, a new double-decker service was launched on Saturday (December 23) to promote river tourism.

A court of appeal in Hanoi on December 27 upheld the verdict of the first instance court for three former State officials who had took bribes in the repatriation flight case during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Around a million farming households are incurring big losses as pig prices have dropped.

A string of cultural and art activities will be held in the capital city of Hanoi to welcome New Year 2024.

Measures had been taken to help more people get jobs overseas. In 2023, over 150,000 workers were employed abroad, up nearly 9 per cent year-on-year.

Kumquat and peach growers in Hanoi are busy taking care their trees before bringing them to the market when there is about one month left until Tet (Lunar New Year).

Hanoi is planning to build two tourism routes on the theme of exploring the Nam Thang Long heritage road with an aim to develop tourism associated with heritage, relic sites and craft villages.

HCM City authorities on Tuesday organised a four-day cyber security drill in an effort to enhance its cyber security readiness amid the growing sophistication of cyber attacks throughout the country.

Son La has risen from a poor province to become an "agricultural phenomenon" of Vietnam, which ranks second in fruit growing area.

Corporate bond market recovering well in second half of 2023

A proposal has been submitted to the Ministry of Transport to approve the use of biometrics and the population database, citizen identification and e-authentication for domestic flights.

The rates of stunting and underweight among children aged under five in ethnic groups in Vietnam remain at 31.4% and 21% respectively, according to the National Institute of Nutrition.

Recent archaeological findings at Ban Phu Citadel, Na Lu Citadel, and Ban Thanh hamlet in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang were released on December 26.