VOV.VN - Vietnam’s export-import turnover is likely to reach a record high of US$782 billion this year, demonstrating the country’s steady recovery amid global fluctuations, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

In the first 11 months of 2024, registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam’s real estate sector surged by 89.1% year-on-year, reaching about US$5.63 billion, according to Avison Young Vietnam’s ‘Vietnam Real Estate 2024: A Year in Review’ report.

The statistical visualisation platform Seasia Stats recently ranked Vietnam among the top 15 economies in Asia, with projected economic output reaching some US$506 billion in 2025.

Phu Quoc island city in the southern province of Kien Giang has set a target of serving 7 million tourists in 2025, including 1 million foreigners, according to Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Minh Khoa.

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang is scheduled to hold the Forum of Friendship and Cooperation Cities 2025 (MEET DANANG 2025) in both direct and online formats running from January 16 to 18, 2025.

VOV.VN - Laos gives top priority to enhancing the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam, reaffirmed top leaders of Laos during their separate meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son in Vientiane on December 17.

Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu hosted a delegation from the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and French Ambassadors in Asia led by Benoit Guidée, Director General of the ministry's Asia-Pacific Department in Hanoi on December 16.

VOV.VN - More than 500 domestic and international partners will gather together at the Forum of Friendship and Cooperation Cities due to take place from January 16 to 18, in the central coastal city of Da Nang, according to the Da Nang Department of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam currently hosts 174 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the semiconductor industry, with a total registered capital of US$11.6 billion, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

VOV.VN - The number of international tourists to Vietnam has seen a sharp increase at the end of the year 2024, helping the tourism industry set ambitious goals for 2025.