Herald Sun - one of the oldest and most widely read newspapers in Australia, has ran an article listing the nine best things for tourists to do when visiting Vietnam, attached with many impressive images of tourist attractive destinations in the Southeast Asian country.

Indonesia has concluded its bidding process for 17 rice packages with a total volume of 500,000 tons. It is a good news that Vietnam has won 8 out of the 17 packages.

Total retail sales of goods and revenue from consumer services in January were estimated at 21.5 billion USD, up 8.1% year-on-year, as consumers have been on the mood to shop for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival.

“Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) 2024, the biggest annual event for overseas Vietnamese on the occasion of the Lunar New Year festival, was held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 2. President Vo Van Thuong attended the event.

The 23rd day of the last month of every lunar year is when the Kitchen Gods return to Heaven to report to the Jade Emperor what happened on earth during the year.

There were 950 cyberattacks on Vietnam’s information system in January, a decline of 33% and 23% compared with that of December 2023 and the same period last year, respectively.

In an effort to turn Mang Den into a cherry blossom town, Kon Tum province’s Kon Plong district has called upon agencies, units, organisations, and residents in the district to plant cherry blossom trees with a goal of having 1 million by 2025.

A program entitled Vietnamese Tet – Old Quarter Tet celebrating Lunar New Year 2024 has opened at Kim Ngan communal house, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi.

Vietnam welcomed over 1.5 million foreign tourist arrivals in January, up 10% month-on-month, and 74% year-on-year.

The garment and textile sector has set a target of 44 billion USD in export turnover this year, up 10% year-on-year.

Despite a challenging global economic landscape, Vietnam continues to stand resilient as one of the top 10 recipients of overseas remittances worldwide, with an estimated 14 billion USD last year.

Archival documents and images from major international and domestic trade fairs held in Hanoi in the early 20th century are on display at an exhibition in the capital.

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. and his spouse are paying their two-day state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse.

The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IPO) at the Ministry of Science and Technology received over 156,000 applications in 2023 seeking various industrial property right protections, representing an 11% increase compared to 2022.