VOV.VN - In 2024, foreign direct investment (FDI) disbursements in Vietnam reached approximately US$25.4 billion, marking a 9.4% increase—the highest level in six years. This indicates a growing trend toward more substantial and effective FDI inflows.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc on January 10 asked the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Charmvit Group to continue serving as a bridge to bring more Korean investors to Vietnam in the coming time.

2025 marks the beginning of a new cycle for the housing market in Ho Chi Minh City, characterised by abundant supply and improved product quality, driven by increasing competition among real estate developers, said Executive Director of CBRE Vietnam Duong Thuy Dung.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's January 9-10 visit to Laos, the first foreign trip of a Vietnamese leader this year, has been hailed as a success by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet.

VOV.VN - Hanoi and the northern provinces are facing severe air pollution, which is expected to improve slightly but will persist in the coming days, prompting the Ministry of Health to issue a warning about its impact on human health.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the Presidential Office of Vietnam, Le Khanh Hai, welcomed his Mongolian counterpart, Gombojav Zandanshatar, during a reception in Hanoi on January 10.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with President of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on January 10, as part of his ongoing Laos visit to co-chair the 47th meeting of the Vietnam – Laos Inter-Governmental Committee.

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung is on a working visit to Singapore from January 7-11 at the invitation of Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Bounthong Chitmany, Permanent member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Secretariat and State Vice President of Laos in Vientiane on January 10.

The Hanoi People’s Court sentenced a lawyer to three years in prison for “abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to violate interests of the State, rights and legitimate interests of organisations and individuals” at a first-instance trial held on January 9 - 10.