Binh Duong plans to continue driving a digital transformation, promoting a green economy, and enhancing its competitiveness.

Twenty-five families of the Mong ethnic minority group in Ta Han hamlet in Cho Don district in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan have found a new lease on life, now happily settling in a brand-new resettlement area, thanks to the swift response from the Ministry of National Defence.

The national pride and cross-cultural understanding were promoted at cultural events held recently to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year) by the Vietnamese communities in the US and Canada.

Vinh Chau township's authorities on January 24 handed over the token of 402 newly-built homes to underprivileged families ahead of Tet.

Eight localities will receive more than 5,500 tonnes of rice from the national reserve in preparation for the Lunar New Year 2025 and the lean season in 2025.

Over the past two years, under the housing support programme for the poor and near-poor, Yen Bai province successfully built and repaired 3,022 houses, achieving 100% of its set target.

Delegates to the Francophone Parliamentary Forum on Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security, and Climate Change, and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF) Executive Committee’s meeting, toured green agriculture models in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 22.

Authorities in the central city of Hue are intensifying surveillance of operating fishing vessels, aiming to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities.

Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line will extend its operating hours during the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday to better serve visitors during the festive season.

A conference on promoting social and health insurance policies and distributing health insurance cards to impoverished residents in Ho Chi Minh City was held on January 16 by the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and the Social Insurance Agency of the city.

The spouse of the Party General Secretary, Ngo Phuong Ly, on January 16 joined female ambassadors and diplomats of foreign countries in Hanoi in wrapping ‘banh chung’ (glutinous rice cake) – a traditional dish on the occasion of Vietnam's Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Sa Dec city in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on January 14 kicked off its 2025 Spring Flower Festival, hoped to become a magnet for visitors from far and wide as the Lunar New Year (Tet) is coming.

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre will continue to strongly implement key tasks in combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities, especially completing the registration of ‘three no’s’ fishing vessels, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has allocated 5.5 million USD to fund two news projects to support the Government of Vietnam with technical and financial support from UNFPA to address gender-based violence against women and girls, especially marginalised groups such as people living with disabilities and LGBTQI+ communities.

The Vietnamese Tet (Lunar New Year) space, jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia and the Malaysia-Vietnam Friendship Association (MVFA), officially opened at bbpark, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur capital city on January 11, marking the first time it has been held outside the premises of the embassy.

Vietnam’s tourism sector is in full swing as travel agencies gear up for the bustling 2025 Lunar New Year season, unveiling tours and preparing to cater to a surge of international and domestic visitors.

Vietnam’s determination to promote gender equality and to address gender-based violence is reaffirmed through the opening of another One-Stop Service Centre (Anh Duong House) in the northern province of Hoa Binh on January 9.

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Van Hoi on January 8 stated that at the beginning of this year, the ministry issued a directive requesting reports on the distribution of rice and proposals for rice aid during the 2025 Lunar New Year (Tet) and the lean season as an effort to ensure social welfare during the Tet festival, and ensure no one is left behind.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long has approved a programme to enhance learning in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.

The average monthly income of Vietnamese workers surged by 8.6 % annually to 7.7 million VND (approximately 304 USD) in 2024, according to a press conference held by the General Statistics Office (GSO) in Hanoi on January 6.