The 2024 Vietnam – Asia Smart City Summit will take place in Hanoi on December 2-3 under the theme “Smart city – Digital economy – Sustainable development", according to the Vietnam Software & IT Services Association (VINASA).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has surpassed several strong contenders such as Japan, China, the Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, winning Asia’s Best Golf Destination 2024 award for the eight consecutive time.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese-American beauty Kayla Dinh has successfully surpassed over 50 other contestants to claim the title of Miss Asia USA International 2024, which recently concluded in the United States.

VOV.VN - Hundreds of artists from the Republic of Korea, India, Japan, Mongolia, and the host Vietnam will gather in Hanoi from December 2 to December 4 to participate in the Asia Dance Festival 2024.

VOV.VN - Digital travel platform Agoda has named Da Lat city in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong, among the Top 9 most affordable holiday destinations for end-of-year breaks in Asia.

VOV.VN - The nation’s effective initiatives and contributions at important international forums such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the G20 Summit once again affirm the country’s growing prestige and position within the international arena.

VOV.VN - Local professor and doctor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong received the 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Award on November 16, with the award being dubbed as the ‘Nobel Prize of Asia’, in Manila in the Philippines.

Vietnam has established itself as the leading nation in Southeast Asia for organ transplants, performing over 1,000 procedures each year for the past two years.

PwC's 2024 Asia-Pacific Consumer Insights Survey reveals that 63% of Vietnamese consumers intend to increase spending on essential goods over the next year, followed by 52% on clothing and 48% on healthcare products.

Vietnam participated in a cultural exchange festival highlighting the cultural diversity of Asia at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) on November 10.