There is an increasing preference for digital banking and new payment modes such as mobile banking apps, e-wallets, QR code-based payments, e-commerce payment platforms and mobile wallet debit or credit cards among Vietnamese consumers, the United Overseas Bank (UOB) said in its report “ASEAN Consumer Sentiment Study" (ACSS) which was launched on November 1.

VOV.VN - Several companies have announced plans to increase direct flights connecting the major Kazakh cities of Almaty and Astana with Khanh Hoa province in southcentral Vietnam as part of efforts to meet the travel demand needs of tourists for the winter vacation season.

VOV.VN - The 15th Vietnam International Furniture and Home Accessories Fair (VIFA EXPO 2024) and the Vietnam ASEAN International Furniture and Home Accessories Fair (VIFA ASEAN 2024) are scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City in February and August next year, respectively.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh has requested that the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Minister of Environment Han Whajin step up ties with Vietnam in the field of environment.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has kicked off a check-in model and fun tourism symbol design contest, with the ultimate aim of promoting the quality of and diversity local tourism products.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an official welcome ceremony on the morning of November 2 for Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - A Night of Beethoven, Chopin and Grieg concert is scheduled to take place on November 11 at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House to mark the occasion of the National Independence Day of Poland.

VOV.VN - A delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, led by its Vice Chairman Nguyen Huu Dung, attended the General Assembly of the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS) on November 1 in Moscow.

VOV.VN - Despite accounting for only a small share of overall exports, Vietnam’s agriculture exports have boomed with both rice and durians outperforming other items this year, according to HSBC’s latest report “Vietnam at a glance”.

VOV.VN - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has highlighted the Netherlands as a European friend of Vietnam following his two previous official visits to the nation in 2014 and 2019, according to Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Kees van Baar.