As Vietnam and Japan mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2023, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will work harder to contribute to Vietnam’s development via official development assistance (ODA).

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 16 paid a lunar New Year (Tet) visit to Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, supreme patriarch of the Patronage Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha on the occasion of the coming Tet festival.

VOV.VN - More than 350 delegates, including living witnesses, members of negotiation delegations, revolutionary veterans, scientists and scholars, attended a symposium in Hanoi on January 16, marking 50 years of the signing of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords).

VOV.VN - An international aviation expo (Aero Expo Hanoi) & Vietnam Aviation Forum 2023 is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on March 21, said the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade at a press conference on January 16.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese contestant Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau failed to make the Top 16 of Miss Universe 2022 during the grand final of the contest held in the United States on January 15.

VOV.VN - The total import-export turnover of foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) last year reached US$506.83 billion, representing an annual rise of 9.3% and making up more than two thirds of the country’s trade value, according to the latest statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 16 paid a lunar New Year (Tet) visit and presented gifts to armed forces, families of social policy beneficiaries and needy people in the northern border province of Cao Bang.

The Vietnamese retail sector has recovered to the pre-COVID-19 level, with 53.8% of total retailers reporting similar or better business outcomes, according to Vietnam Report JSC.

VOV.VN - As many as 18 tonnes of pickled radishes from the northern province of Ha Giang have been exported to the Japanese market for the first time and are expected to arrive in Japan within the next few days.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national football team must win or achieve a high-scoring draw in Bangkok if they are to lift the AFF Cup following their 2-2 draw against Thailand in the first leg of the final played in Hanoi three days ago.