Ho Chi Minh City is set to develop a 49-km metro line connecting the downtown area to Can Gio district to synchronise its urban railway network and improve public transportation.

The People’s Court of the northern province of Thai Binh on January 7 opened the first-instance trial against a case of extorting property and abusing positions and power to influence others for personal gain involving two former National Assembly deputies and three other defendants.

VOV.VN - A large-scale Trade Union Tet Market 2025 will be organized by the the Hanoi Labour Federation at The Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace.

The “Theory Meets Experiment: Astrophysics and Cosmology” (TMEX2025) international conference opened in Quy Nhon city in the south-central province of Binh Dinh on January 6.

VOV.VN - The French Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City hosted an exhibition on January 7 to introduce France’s solutions for sustainable transport in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been ranked among the top 10 most punctual airlines in the Asia-Pacific region for 2024, according to Cirium, an aviation data analytics company and a strategic partner of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

VOV.VN - Overseas remittances to Vietnam were estimated to hit roughly US$16 billion last year, with the amount to Ho Chi Minh City reaching about US$9.6 billion in 2024, up US$140 million compared to the previous year.

VOV.VN - An international conference was held on January 7 in Hanoi as part of efforts to ramp up tourism co-operation between Vietnam and India.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has affirmed that Vietnam will continue to offer favorable conditions for foreign investors, including those from the US, while prioritizing bilateral cooperation in education, cultural and people-to-people connections.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam has expressed confidence that the Laos visit by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his co-chairing of the 47th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee will make a great success.