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The Politburo’s Resolution 31 sets goals and tasks for Ho Chi Minh City to develop a comprehensive social security system for the benefit of the city’s population.

Vietnam Railways (VNR) will add more 52 trains to meet the increasing demand on the occasion of the 48th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30) and International Labor Day.

Ho Chi Minh City has great potential to become a UNESCO ‘World Book Capital’ thanks to having a number of venues and events promoting reading, according to local officials.

A photo exhibition featuring nearly 200 Lunar New Year publication covers from 1865 – 2000 opened at the Vietnam Press Museum in Hanoi on March 2.

Da Nang International Firework Festival (DIFF) 2023 will return to the central coastal city from June 3 – July 8 after a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Apart from the development of new tourism destinations and events, the Central localities are focusing on turning cuisine into typical locally-made tourism products to attract domestic and international tourists.

Many export manufacturers had faced serious cancellations and shortage of orders by the end of 2022, and many enterprises in the textile, footwear, and wood industries operated in moderation with employees working on alternate days.

Many export manufacturers had faced serious cancellations and shortage of orders by the end of 2022, and many enterprises in the textile, footwear, and wood industries operated in moderation with employees working on alternate days.

The People’s Committee of Da Lat City in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has proposed an expansion project of the main downtown streets including Hoang Van Thu, Phu Dong Thien Vuong, Tran Le to reduce traffic congestion.

On February 19, parents of female football player Huynh Nhu and reporters of Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper welcomed striker Huynh Nhu ( who is now playing for Portuguese Lank FC ) at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, on February 17, held a conference to meet and listen to the proposals of city-based enterprises.

The People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province this morning held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Prenn Pass upgrading and expansion project in Da Lat City which will last 11 months.

A “Vietnamese poetry night” program took place at Van Lang Park in District 5’s HCMC on February 4 (on the 14th day of the first lunar month).

Vietnam lured US$1.69 billion worth of foreign investment in the first month of 2023, down 19.8 percent year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has asked the MoIT to take measures to ensure the supply of all key commodities, especially fuel, and to stabilize the country's distribution channels for the economy after the Tet holiday.

Although the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations in Ho Chi Minh City has decreased markedly,  the southern metropolis still stays alert to acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants.

Despite decreases in both imports and exports, the country still enjoyed a trade surplus of US$3.6 billion in the first month of 2023, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The 2023 Nguyen Hue Flower Street, one of the HCMC’s annual much-awaited festivals on Tet holidays, opens on the evening of January 19.

Customs clearance will be suspended at border gates in the Northern province of Lang Son and Mong Cai International Border Gate in Quang Ninh province in seven days, from January 21 to 27, during Tet holidays, according to authorities.

The French Institute in Vietnam coordinated with BHD Star Cineplex to organize a program introducing French movies from January 18-February 18.