VOV.VN - Various cultural activities are set to be held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism at Dong Mo on the outskirts of Hanoi throughout January to celebrate the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, the nation’s biggest festival.

VOV.VN - Vietnam reopened its doors at the start of the year following a two-year hiatus caused by COVID-19, creating conditions for diplomatic activities to reach full steam once again, marked by top Vietnamese leaders’ overseas trips.

The Vietnam Maritime Research and Rescue Coordination Centre (Vietnam MRCC) said on December 29 that it had rescued a 33-year-old Chinese sailor of a foreign cargo ship, who fell seriously ill while the ship was about 21 nautical miles off Nha Trang city in the south central province of Khanh Hoa.

Vietnamese ports handled 733.18 million tonnes of cargo in 2022, up 4% from the previous year, an official said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has set a target of receiving eight million foreign visitors in 2023, and this target will only be achieved by refining visa policies, improving the quality of tourism products, and increasing the readiness to welcome visitors.

VOV.VN - The British Embassy Hanoi and UNICEF have handed over £500,000 in life-saving equipment to the Ministry of Health to assist recovery of Vietnam’s health system.

An art performance programme spotlighting the Vietnam - Laos solidarity was jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos, the Vietnamese association in Vientiane and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 28 in the Lao capital.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam U20 men’s national football team gathered together on December 28 at the PVF Youth Football Training Center in Hung Yen province as they get preparations underway for the AFC U20 Asian Cup finals which is due to take place in March, 2023.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) this year witnessed the highest growth of 8.02% for the past 11 years, with GDP in the fourth quarter increasing by 5.92% on-year, higher than the growth rate over the recent two years, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on December 29.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and India must deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership, especially in terms of economic co-operation, to gradually bring the two-way trade turnover to more than US$15 billion, a figure which has been maintained for years.