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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 31 directed relevant agencies to consider all three investment models—state-funded, private, and public–private partnership (PPP)—for the North–South high-speed railway, while chairing the sixth meeting of the Steering Committee for national key railway projects.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on January 30 jointly launched a 2 million USD initiative on green banking capacity development, aiming to help Vietnam scale up green and climate finance.
VOV.VN - From January 30, shops in Hanoi’s Old Quarter began selling Lunar New Year decorations, marking the start of the busiest period of the year as the Year of the Horse (Binh Ngo) is approaching.
VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam is set to lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on a state visit to Cambodia at the invitation of Cambodian King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, according to a communiqué released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 31.
The Australian has run an article, highlighting that Hanoi’s new Five Gates tourist train has offered a fresh perspective on Vietnam’s well-known “Train Street” - a line that has launched a thousand wanderlust TikToks and attracted visitors with the experience of sitting close to Hanoi’s main railway lines.
The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) marked a major turning point in the country’s political orientation and development trajectory for the next five years, according to Indonesian scholar Veeramalla Anjaiah in a recent article published on eurasiareview.com.
VOV.VN - To move from a middle-income economy to high-income status, Vietnam can no longer rely primarily on traditional growth engines. Science and technology, innovation and digital transformation must become the main sources of momentum for the next period of development.
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s futsal team fell 0-1 to Thailand futsal team in their final Group B match of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 31, ending the group stage as runners-up and setting up a quarter-final meeting with the Group A winners.
VOV.VN - Three entities from Quang Ninh province were recognised at the ASEAN Tourism Awards 2026, presented during the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2026, held in Cebu, the Philippines, from January 27 to 31.
Quality talent, cost advantages, and an expanding pipeline of ESG-compliant Grade A office space are turning Ho Chi Minh City into an increasingly strategic long-term destination for multinational corporations establishing or expanding Global Capability Centres (GCCs).