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The number of foreign visitors to Vietnam in January is estimated to reach nearly 2 million, highest figure so far, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has reported.

An exhibition displaying artworks inspired by rats was opened at Bar 84, No.23 Ngo Van So street, Hanoi to celebrate the Lunar New Year - the Year of the Rat, with the participation of artists from the G39 group.

The southern province of Tra Vinh is witnessing a series of wind power projects settling in the province thanks to its favourable position, with total investment exceeding 42 trillion VND (1.8 billion USD).

In 2020, new air routes from Da Nang to Australia, Russia, India and Japan will be launched.

Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN), has presided over a meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) which looked into issues regarding Mali’s political and security situation.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health continuously issued warning against China’s pneumonia outbreak asking local authorities to keep an eye on the disease in early days of 2020.

According to the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, up to 3,785 cases of drink driving have been handled in the first seven days of 2020, with total fines of more than 12.5 billion VND (539,400 USD).

Da Nang city of Vietnam ranks first in the list of Top 10 trending destinations for 2020.

A four-year-old child who underwent stem cell transplant for treatment of tumor in brain, the first of its kind in the central region, was discharged from the Hue Central Hospital.

Hanoi is named as the cheapest city in Asia for backpacking in a list of the UK-based Alpha Travel Insurance.

Mu Cang Chai, a remote district which is home to breathtaking terraced rice fields in Vietnam’s northern province of Yen Bai, should top the travel list.

According to the Agency of Traditional Medicine Administration under the Ministry of Health, Vietnam had 66 traditional medicine hospitals as of the end of 2019, an increase of two compared to the number in 2018.

The General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health has instructed agencies to enhance quarantine checks at border gates to prevent the introduction of contagious diseases by cross-border travellers.

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, competent agencies are compiling dossiers for Xoe Thai dance and Cham pottery making arts to seek UNESCO’s recognition.

A ceremony was organized by the municipal authorities of Ho Chi Minh city on January 2nd to honor 12 outstanding young citizens in 2019.

Prestigious travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler has published its list of the seven new wonders of the world, with Son Doong cave in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Binh being named among them.

Vietnamese enterprises have invested more than USD508 million abroad this year, of which, newly-registered capital of 164 projects were USD403.15 million, according to the Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper.

EC recognises Vietnam's improvements in combating IUU fishing, Hanoi greets some 29 million tourists and 2019 FDI attraction hits 10-year record are the hot news of December 27th.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has admitted over 143,000 new members in 2019, raising the total membership to around 5.2 million.

Vietnam’s trade office in India has taken part in the India International Mega Trade Fair 2019 (IIMTF) in the Indian city of Kolkata as a way of introducing Vietnam's fine arts and handicraft products to potential consumers in India.

The government of Vietnam has announced to offer 15-day visa exemption program for citizens from eight countries of Russia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Belarus until the end of 2022.

Ho Chi Minh city is the destination-of-choice for Vietnamese travellers to throw a great New Year’s Eve shindig.

Air New Zealand has opened a new route between Vietnam and Christchurch, with a transit in Singapore. The new route will add to the New Zealand flag carrier’s existing flight service to 32 international airports in 20 countries and territories.

Japan has officially opened its doors to the import of Vietnamese lychee.

(CPV) - Hanoi set to welcome first international tourists in 2020, 2019 agriculture reaches goal of USD41.3 billion, and Vietnam can lure over 1 million foreigners thanks to visa exemption are hot news of December 17th.

The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will coordinate with relevant agencies to host the Homeland Spring 2020 program in Hanoi on January 18th, 2020.

Vietnam is the fifth largest consumer of US apples, 2020 Nguyen Hue Flower Street to open on January 22nd and Vietnam’s foreign trade to exceed USD500 billion 2019 are hot news of December 13th.

The Vietnam International Fashion Fair (VIFF) 2019 opened at Hanoi's Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Labour Cultural Palace in Hanoi on December 11th.

Asia media praise Vietnamese football’s historic win, Hoi An to welcome first international tourists of 2020 at Tra Que vegetable village, National Tourism Year 2020 to be launched in Ninh Binh are hot news of December 11th.

"This is one of my happiest days in the magical and mysterious Indian land," said Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau when sharing about the first direct flight from Hanoi to New Delhi.