With significant growth in both the number of visitors and revenue in recent years, Vietnam's tourism sector has increasingly affirmed its important position in the nation's socio-economic development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for a shift in law-making process, stressing that laws should not only ensure effective governance but also foster openness and harness all available resources to facilitate national development.

Lodging facilities in the central coastal city of Da Nang are set to serve 11.9 million tourists, including 4.8 million foreigners, in 2025, annual increases of 10% and 17% respectively, heard at a recent conference on the local tourism development plan this year.

The Government has issued a decree allowing support of up to 50% of initial investment costs for businesses engaging in semiconductor and AI research and development (R&D) projects.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long has signed a decision approving the national education development strategy until 2030 with a vision to 2045, to ensure that the education sector meets advanced standards of Asia in five years and those of the world in 10 years.

VOV.VN - Big data and big data processing applied to the management and operation of the State apparatus are considered as the strategic foundation for smart urban development, with this being a "problem" that must be solved in order to be successful in building smart cities.

VOV.VN - For the first time, Vietnam’s State budget revenue has exceeded VND2 quadrillion in 2024, reflecting the robust development of the national economy, according to the Ministry of Finance.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested reviewing and improving mechanisms and policies to accelerate and create breakthroughs in shaping ecological farming, modern rural areas, and civilized farmers, during a dialogue with farmers nationwide on December 31.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 31 held a dialogue with farmers nationwide, listening to recommendations of farmers, cooperatives, experts, scientists, and businesses to effectively implement the Party’s guidelines and the State’s policies on agriculture and rural development.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to introduce policies that both foster the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and ensure effective risk management, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.