A joint venture between Vietnamese infrastructure developer Deo Ca Group JSC and Petroleum Trading Lao Public Company (PetroTrade) has been allowed to develop a railway project linking the two countries.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested Japan grant new generation official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam’s large-scale strategic infrastructure development projects such as roads and railways.

Despite global uncertainties, Vietnam remains attractive to foreign investors, drawing US$20.21 billion by the end of September, up 7.7% year on year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam-based sales agent Skyline Media has unveiled five new Vietnamese titles for sale and distribution at the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFN) market which accompanies the Busan International Film Festival.

Vietnam saw positive performance in the office market in its largest cities, Hanoi and HCM City, during the past nine months of this year, according to foreign real estate research firms based in Vietnam.

The “Tremplin pour le Vietnam” (Springboard to Vietnam) project - a collaboration between France's Paul-Valery Montpellier III University and the University of Languages and International Studies (ULIS) - Vietnam National University, Hanoi, has affirmed its role as a bridge to connect French young people with Vietnamese culture and language.

The northern province of Hung Yen has focused on creating a safe, effective and competitive investment environment to turn the locality into a “promising land” for enterprises, particularly foreign investors.

Hanoi recorded nearly US$2.53 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) registered during the first nine months of 2023, maintaining its top position in FDI attraction in Vietnam, said the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - Local film “Tro tan ruc ro”, known as “Glorious Ashes” in English, will represent the country at the upcoming 2024 Oscars, competing in the preliminary round of the Best International Feature Film award category.

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang has been granted a bronze prize in the Human CentriCity category of the Seoul Smart City Prize, marking the first time that the Vietnamese city has been recognised at the awards.