India, the world’s leading rice exporter, recently lifted its ban on white rice exports, significantly impacting the global rice market and specifically the Vietnamese rice sector. This development presents both opportunities and challenges for Vietnamese rice producers, according to insiders.
The ASEAN Cultural Day 2024 recently took place in Kensington, Maryland, under the theme “ASEAN for All.” The event attracted over 400 guests, celebrating the rich cultural diversity of Southeast Asia.
Standard Chartered has lifted its forecast for Vietnam’s 2024 GDP growth to 6.8% from the previous 6%, reflecting the stronger-than-expected expansion in the third quarter of this year.
The award ceremony of the Vietnam International Awards has been recently held in London to honour Vietnamese and foreign organisations and individuals with outstanding contributions to the community.
Train passengers can now buy their tickets on online map services such as Google Maps, according to the Vietnam Railways.
Investors are bullish on Vietnam's industrial property market growth on the back of the nation's strategic location, sound infrastructure, and increasing demand for industrial space, particularly industrial parks that meet green standards, according to market research.
Vietnamese travel firms are attending the Asia International Trade Fair (ITB Asia 2024) in Singapore.
The Vietnam-Belgian business forum took place in Brussels on October 23, offering a chance for enterprises of the two countries to introduce their products and explore new cooperation opportunities.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on October 21 that Vietnam has eliminated trachoma, a contagious, bacterial disease that may eventually lead to blindness.
The northern province of Quang Ninh has welcomed its 3 millionth international tourist in 2024. The province aims to achieve a target of 19 million tourist arrivals this year, including over 3.5 million international visitors, which will set a strong foundation for growth in 2025 and beyond.
With a large population and a rapidly growing Halal food market, the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region is a potential market for Vietnamese businesses.
As of October 15, Vietnam's total import-export turnover has reached 610.56 billion USD, with a trade surplus of over 21.24 billion USD, according to the latest figures from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
The 15th-tenure National Assembly (NA) elected Luong Cuong as President of Vietnam for the 2021 - 2026 term at its ongoing 8th session on October 21.
After the success of Vietnamese artists’ paintings at the London Affordable Art Fair 2024 in May, other artworks by Vietnamese artists were exhibited at another edition of the fair in the United Kingdom’s capital city on October 16 to 20.
The first batches of fresh coconuts from Vietnam have arrived in China via land border gates. This happened after the Vietnamese products were licensed to be exported via the official channel to China in August.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has set a target of reaching a stable national forest cover rate of over 40%, focusing on improving forest quality by 2030.
A national hybrid conference was held on October 20, to disseminate and implement the resolution issued at the 10th session, of the 13th Party Central Committee.
Vietnam’s urbanization rate is projected to exceed 50% by 2030, according to the urban and rural system planning for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050.
Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has revised up its GDP growth forecast for Vietnam by 0.5 percentage point to 6.4% this year, from the previous projection of 5.9%.
According to the General Statistics Office, in the first nine months of 2024, the total number of employed workers reached over 51 million.
Although Vietnam is considered attractive to world filmmakers, the connection between cinema and tourism remains loose. With efforts to promote the connection, Vietnam hopes to boost tourism through cinema activities.
The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is entering the low tourist season, providing some down time for local travel firms to renovate and upgrade service quality, facilities, and human resources to stimulate demand.
For the first time, Trang Tien pedestrian street in Hanoi hosted a showcase of ao dai collections from renowned designers during the "Hanoi Autumn Colors" event in celebration of Vietnamese Women's Day on October 20.
From October 18 to 29, Ninh Binh province will host a series of vibrant festivals to mark the 10th anniversary of Trang An Landscape Complex's recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Potential for cooperation between Vietnam and Malaysia, particularly in the food industry, has been introduced to Malaysian partners and attendees within the framework of the ongoing Selangor International Business Summit (SBIS) 2024 in Kuala Lumpur.
Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will increase the frequency of flights between Vietnam's southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok of Thailand from 3 to 4 flights per day starting December 1, using Airbus A321 aircraft.
Phu Quoc - a Vietnamese island you can visit without a visa, voted the second-best island in the world.
The Vietnam Week 2024 has been held recently in Washington D.C, aiming to honour the country’s rich cultural heritage, enrich Vietnamese-American people's identity and commend the achievements of the Vietnamese-American community.
