Day: February 20, 2024

Export-import turnover reaches 1.41 billion USD during Tet

Hanoi: Vietnam’s export-import turnover reached 1.41 billion USD during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday which lasted from February 8 – 14, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The agency reported that over 1,000 businesses nationw…

Land zoned for social housing expands to over 8,390ha: ministry

Hanoi: The land area zoned for social housing development has increased by 5,031ha from the 3,359ha reported in 2020, said the Ministry of Construction (MoC).

As such, there are now 1,249 land lots covering 8,390ha for building social housing, data s…

Petrovietnam posts growth in various production fields last month

Hanoi: The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) said it recorded growth in multiple production aspects in January compared to the previous month and the same period last year.

At a recent meeting on production and business tasks of the first quar…

Young star midfielder, goalkeeper win Vietnam Golden Ball 2023

HCM City: Midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc of The Cong Viettel Football Club (FC) has won the Golden Ball Award for the second time while goalkeeper Tran Thi Kim Thanh of Ho Chi Minh City FC 1 picked up the title in the women’s category.

The awarding cere…

Bac Giang showcases rare artifacts during Ly-Tran Dynasties

Bac Giang: An exhibition of antiques founded in Bac Giang and literature works from the Ly-Tran Dynasties (1009-1400) as well as the Buddhism careers of leading monks of Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen opened at West Yen Tu spiritual-ecological tourism site in th…

Vietnam’s Poetry Day to take place on this weekend

Hanoi: The 22nd celebration of Vietnam’s Poetry Day will be held at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel on February 23 – 24 (or the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Dragon).

According to President of the Vietnam Wr…

Afternoon briefing on February 20

Hanoi: The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

– State President Vo Van Thuong offered incense to King An Duong Vuong at the Co Loa special national relic in Hanoi’s outlying district of Dong Anh on…

Vietnam attends Singapore Airshow 2024

Singapore: A delegation of the Ministry of National Defence, led by Lieutenant General Pham Truong Son, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, is attending the Singapore Airshow 2024 from February 20-25.

The Vietnamese delega…