Seven overseas Vietnamese collectives and 15 individuals with outstanding contributions to the building and promotion of solidarity among the OV community were honoured at a meeting held by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee's Standing Board in Ho Chi Minh City on February 2.

The Asian Development Bank committed $9.8 billion in climate finance from its own resources last year – $5.5 billion for mitigation and $4.3 billion for adaptation – a more than 46 per cent increase on its 2022 climate financing commitments.

In Vietnamese tradition, Land Genie and Kitchen Gods worshipping ritual is held on the 23rd day of the last lunar month, which falls on February 2 this year.

An unusual fog in Hà Nội caused many problems for air travel as well as daily life.

In Bạc Liêu Province, the combination of solar energy with shrimp farming not only helps reduce costs and CO2 emissions, but also plays a crucial role in adapting to the challenges of climate change.

An online conference on Vietnam-Russia tourism cooperation has been recently held by the Vietnam Trade Office Branch in the Far East region, with the aim of attracting more tourists from the Far East and Siberia regions to the Southeast Asian nation.

The overseas Vietnamese (OV) community in the Czech Republic have been updated on a new resolution of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) on piloting some specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Pakse, Laos's Champasak province, a “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme on February 1 to bring the Tet atmosphere to overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in the host country.

President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse on February 2 joined overseas Vietnamese (OV) in a traditional ritual of releasing carps at Nha Rong Wharf on the day for “Ong Cong, Ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods).

The northern mountainous province of Lang Son’s annual peach blossom festival kicked off on the first day of February.

Authorities of the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City has decided to increase the number of venues hosting fireworks displays on the upcoming Lunar New Year's Eve to 11, an increase from last year's eight.

Spanning 526 hectares, Hồ Tây is a significant attraction of the capital city with 71 historical and cultural relics located in its surroundings.

Việt Nam has approximately 12 million hectares of wetlands across its Red River and Mekong deltas.

H.E. Dr. Bader Almatrooshi, UAE Ambassador to Việt Nam wrote to Việt Nam News on the occasion of International Day of Human Fraternity

HCM City has announced plans to ensure price stability and an adequate supply of essential goods while supporting those in need during the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, which begins on February 8.

The Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism evaluates that January 2024 witnessed excellent growth from European markets benefiting from the unilateral visa waiver policy.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on February 1 signed a decision regarding the allocation of rice from the national reserve to localities for the 2024 Lunar New Year festival and the between-crop period.

The support was worth over VNĐ4.24 trillion (US$173.7 million) in total, including nearly VNĐ1.8 trillion from non-State sources.

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.

The Central Steering Committee for Prevention and Control of Corruption and Negative Phenomena convened its 25th meeting in Hanoi on February 1.