The number of international students studying in Vietnam averagely increased by 8% - 10% per year in the 2018 – 2023 period, the Ministry of Education and Training has reported.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly will convene its fifth extraordinary session from January 15 to 18, according to the National Assembly Standing Committee.

The rates of stunting and underweight among children aged under five in ethnic groups in Vietnam remain at 31.4% and 21% respectively, according to the National Institute of Nutrition.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting in Hanoi on December 26 to consider seven proposals on drafting laws, ordinances and two bills.

VOV.VN - An annual Wealth Report released recently by Knight Frank shows that the number of ultra-high net worth individuals with assets of more than US$30 million each in Vietnam is projected to increase considerably in the next five years.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese students made up the fifth largest group of foreign students in the United States for the 2022/23 academic year, according to the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) annual Open Doors report.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi, on behalf of the State President of Vietnam, on November 7 presented a Friendship Order to Governor of Saint Petersburg Alexander Beglov in recognition of his contributions to and tireless efforts in maintaining and promoting relations between St. Petersburg and Vietnam and enhancing the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in collaboration with Poland’s University of Warsaw, co-organized a conference on scientific ties between the nation and Poland on November 6 in Hanoi.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) and delivered a speech at a round-table conference on "International Law and Order at Sea" co-hosted by the DAV and the Clingendael Institute of the Netherlands in Hanoi on November 2.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has helped accelerate the recovery of Vietnam’s exports to the EU, especially in the first two years since it came into effect in 2020, yet the impact is somewhat less positive in the third year, according to a report released by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) on October 27.