The Ministry of Home Affairs’ decision approving the establishment the Vietnamese Baptist Theological Seminary was handed over to leaders of the Vietnam Baptist Convention (VBC) at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on December 27.

Authorities of Hoi An city in the central coastal province of Quang Nam have ordered cordoning off and safeguarding around the clock a water area near Cam An ward where a submerged object, suspected to be an ancient shipwreck, was found recently.

The Vietnam Institute of Education Sciences and the National Foreign Languages Project Management Board on December 27 held a conference to publish this year’s report on the teaching and learning of foreign languages in Vietnam.

The south-central province of Binh Thuan held the closing ceremony of the Visit Vietnam Year 2023 in Phan Thiet city on December 27 evening.

The Tao Stream area in Giáp Đắt Commune is a residential area with more than 25 households, most of whom had to relocate from their former residences during the historic flood of the year 2017.

About 78.8 per cent of the schools and facilities in Hà Nội have met the national standards, higher than the national rate of 56.9 per cent.

President Vo Van Thuong on December 27 signed a decision to reduce death penalties to life sentences for 18 prisoners.

The trial is expected to take place over the course of three days.

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 during an appeal trial that began on December 25.

If you are looking for a place to celebrate the New Year in Vietnam, Sunset Town (Phu Quoc) is certainly a top choice, with seven new amazing experiences, offering you memorable moments that you cannot find elsewhere.

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.

A conference seeking ways to promote resources of overseas Vietnamese (OVs) and connect localities and businesses was held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on December 27.

A ceremony was held on December 27 in Xaysomboun province, Laos, to inaugurate and hand over the upgraded Xaysomboun hospital – a gift from the Government of Vietnam to Laos.

2023 is a successful year for tourism sector with a large number of visitors and enhanced reputation in the world arena, according to insiders.

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.

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.

If approved, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam will invest and put in place equipment and software solutions for chip-based ID card and biometric authentication at Phú Bài, Cát Bi and Điện Biên airports within Q1-2024.

Lê Anh Dũng, 63, of Tứ Liên Ward, Tây Hồ District, said recently he has been working very hard at his garden every day to take care of the bonsai kumquat trees in order to meet the demand of people during the Tết holidays.

Many individuals and organisations have conducted self-declared circulation of plant varieties that do not belong to the main plant species under State management.

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.