Ho Chi Minh City plans to convert its public bus network to electric and green energy vehicles by 2030, with 100% of new bus routes opened from 2025 using electricity.

VOV.VN - The Mong Panpipe Festival and the To Day Flower Festival began in Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province on December 27 to welcome the New Year 2025.

The G39 artists' group launched their annual exhibition with the central theme of the snake at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts in Hanoi on December 28.

The Vietnamese Australian Scholars & Experts Association (VASEA) and the Vietnam - Australia Cultural Exchange Organisation (VACEO) are set to carry out numerous activities next year to help reinforce multifaceted ties between the two countries.

The central coastal city of Da Nang is set to launch an array of new tourism offerings in 2025, including cultural festivals, upgraded attractions, and enhanced coastal amenities, as it aims for more ambitious tourism targets in the year.

Vietnam’s GDP is forecast to hit US$450 billion in 2024, placing it 34th globally, according to the UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).

In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival, the Vietnamese student association in Russia organised a film screening, helping bridge historical understanding with patriotism among young overseas Vietnamese.

With over 78 million internet users and 73.3% of the population using social networks, Vietnam possesses an ideal environment to drive the development of a robust digital ecosystem and a thriving tourism technology sector.

VOV.VN - A national online conference on eradicating makeshift and dilapidated houses will be held on January 6, 2025, to evaluate and work out solutions to eliminate substandard housing across the country, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

VOV.VN - With 14 industrial zones, nearly 1,000 operational FDI projects, and the recently approved Southern Coastal Economic Zone for sustainable and green growth, the northern port city of Hai Phong is poised for future development and continues to be an ideal destination for global corporations.