Vietnam Today

Viglacera Corporation JSC, the largest real estate and building materials group in Vietnam, has developed 11 industrial parks in Vietnam and one economic zone in Cuba, attracting nearly 15 billion USD worth of foreign direct investment from more than 300 enterprises.

The 5G services are projected to contribute 7.34 percent to Vietnam’s GDP growth in 2025, according to a research by the National Institute of Information and Communications Strategy.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed nearly 47,000 tourists nationwide during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from January 29 – February 3, including 330 foreigners who are experts and relatives of diplomats in Vietnam.

A delegation of the Hanoi Party Committee led by its Secretary - Politburo member Dinh Tien Dung - on February 5 offered incense in respect of King Quang Trung at the Dong Da Mound, a special national relic site in the capital, on the occasion of the 233rd anniversary of the Dong Da-Ngoc Hoi victory (1789-2022).

The ravaging COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years has forced many businesses to accelerate their digital transformation, with e-commerce being a lifeline to assist them to overcome difficulties and effectively respond to the new normal.

Phu Quoc island city in Kien Giang province received 66,991 visitors, including 2,668 foreign tourists, throughout the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival between January 29 and February 4.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son will attend the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)-run Southeast Asia Regional Programme (SEARP) Program on February 9, with the nation set to be the next chair of the Program.

100% of higher education institutions plan for students to return to study directly in February, while 63 over 63 provinces and cities plan to bring secondary school and high school students back to school starting from February 7.

(CPV) – With 18 years of living and working in different Vietnamese localities, Ms Takashima Kyoko, a Japanese, who is working for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Vietnam in charge of whole health sector, has many memories and feelings attached to the places she has been to. For her, Vietnam is an "unforgettable memory".

(CPV) - On the occasion of the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Vietnam, Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper introduces Top 10 events of bilateral ties in 2021.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a letter to General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping, wishing the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics a complete success and extending Lunar New Year greetings to the Chinese people.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 4 attended the inauguration ceremony of Cao Bo-Mai Son section, one of the 11 component projects of the eastern North-South expressway project.

About 65,500 tourists visited the south-central province of Khanh Hoa, home to famous beach cities of Nha Trang and Cam Ranh, on the first five days of the Lunar New Year holiday (January 31-February 4).

The Executive Board of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has approved the 10th Country Programme for Vietnam in the amount of 26.5 million USD to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030.

The number of passengers through Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City rose to a record of 97,700 on February 4, according to the Southern Airports Authority.

Vietnam exported 287 tonnes of agricultural products to China via Kim Thanh border gate in the northern province of Lao Cai on the first three days of the Lunar New Year (February 1-3).

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong offered incense in tribute to late kings and talented persons who had made contributions to the nation at Kinh Thien Palace in Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on February 4, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

Vietnam has basically fulfilled targets regarding the organisation of the Tet (Lunar New Year), the country’s biggest traditional festival, with security, safety and social welfare ensured, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed on February 3.

The sound leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is the foundation and the leading factor determining every victory of Vietnam’s revolution, international experts and scholars have affirmed.

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has applauded Vietnam’s engagement and contributions to UN peacekeeping operations during a meeting with Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN on February 2.

The industry and trade sector is striving for total export turnover to surge by over 8% in comparison to 2021, with trade balance continuing to enjoy a trade surplus, thereby contributing to the overall successful implementation of the GDP growth target as planned.

The Centre for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies under the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Far Eastern Studies has published a book on the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to mark the occasion of the 92nd founding anniversary of the Party (1930-2022).

In 2021, overseas Vietnamese continued to be successful with many works and scientific researches, such as the prestigious awards of Dr. Nguyen Trong Hieu, Prof. Le Thi Hoai An and Dr. Tran Le Huu Nghia.

Located on the romantic Lak Lake, M'lieng village of Dak Lieng commune, Lak district, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, is one of the rare ancient villages of the M'nong Rlam ethnic group that has survived and preserved the traditional tangible and intangible objects of the indigenous peoples of the Central Highlands.

As the Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival – the biggest and longest festival of the Vietnamese people – is approaching, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie shared with the press about her feeling about Tet and the outcomes of cooperation between the two countries in the recent past as well as prospects of the relationship in the near future. The following is the full text of the interview.

The national women’s football team defeated Thailand 2-0 in the 2023 World Cup’s play-off round.

Vietnam documented 8,744 new COVID-19 cases, including 22 imported, over the last 24 hours to 4:00pm on February 2, according to the Ministry of Health.

The important achievements in external affairs last year affirmed the clear-sighted foreign policy of the Party and State, the support and consensus of the entire political system and people, and the close coordination among all-level authorities and sectors.

(CPV) - The oversea Vietnamese community has about 5.3 million people, living, working and studying in more than 130 countries and territories. In 2021, the community continued to be strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but they have made many efforts to adapt and recover their lives, work and study in the host countries and organize practical activities to contribute to the country.

The south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on February 1, the first day of the Year of the Tiger, welcomed the first visitors in the lunar new year who arrived in the locality aboard a Vietnam Airlines flight departing from Hanoi.