Vietnam has established itself as a new giant in the global durian market, with export value reaching US$3.3 billion in 2024, CNBC has recently reported.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 12 for a high-ranking delegation from the Lao Ministry of Public Security, led by General Vilay Lakhamphong, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Public Security.

The Vietnam Youths and Students Association (VYSA) in Japan convened its congress for the 2025-2026 tenure in Tokyo on January 11.

VOV.VN - The 17 student Vietnamese delegation to the 2025 Asian Chemistry Olympiad (AChO), has achieved outstanding results with 5 gold medals and 4 silver medals.

Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies should be applied to develop tourism in the Mekong Delta, a region with significant advantages and strengths in eco-tourism and experiential tourism, said insiders.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is steadily developing and becoming an increasingly attractive market for South American nations, particularly Uruguay.

VOV.VN - General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security of Vietnam, and General Vilay Lakhamphong, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Public Security of Laos, co-chaired a conference to review the implementation of the 2024 cooperation plan between the two ministries on January 12 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Vietnam's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) on January 11 visited the Cuban mission in New York to extend his New Year greetings and celebrate Cuba's 66th National Liberation Day (January 1, 1959-2025).

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the UK have identified trade and investment cooperation as a key pillar of their strategic partnership and are set to implement measures to ramp up economic cooperation in the near future.

VOV.VN - Gardeners growing peaches in Nhat Tan village and kumquat trees in Tu Lien village in Tay Ho district of Hanoi are busy preparing thousands of peach roots and kumquat pots to be sold at markets ahead of Tet, known locally as the Lunar New Year, the biggest and most important holiday of the year.