VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 54.3 in February from 52.5 in January, marking its strongest performance in four months and sustaining the positive momentum seen at the start of the year, according to the latest report released by S&P Global.

Vietnam welcomed nearly 1.9 million international visitors in February, with over 468,000 from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and nearly 380,000 from China, together accounting for more than 44% of the total.

A festival to mark the 236th anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory over Chinese invaders will take place at the Dong Da Culture Park in Hanoi from February 2-4 (the fifth day to the seventh day of the first lunar month), the Dong Da district People’s Committee announced on January 15.

Vietnam shipped 110,000 tonnes of rubber abroad last month, earning more than US$160 million, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - Approximately 8,600 enterprises were set up in February, marking a monthly decrease of 36.5% and an annual decline of 2.8%, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Authority of Information Security Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIT), recorded 1,687 cyber attacks that caused problems to information systems in Vietnam last month.

VOV.VN - China surpassed the United States to become the largest consumer of Vietnamese agricultural products, spending US$1.27 billion on imports, in the first two months of the year.

VOV.VN - The south-central province of Khanh Hoa is set to receive nine cruise ships in the first six months of 2023, including three in February alone.

VOV.VN - Vietravel Airlines’ flight VU131 took off from Tan Son Nhat International Airport and landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport on February 9, marking the launch of the first commercial route connecting Ho Chi Minh with the Thai capital Bangkok.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh outlined main tasks to improve the material and spiritual life of labourers at a meeting on coordination between the Government and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) in Hanoi on February 1.