National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Singapore's Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation for the 2024-2025 period at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 16, in a bid to bring about remarkable benefits for tourists and develop tourism between Vietnam and Singapore.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and senior Vietnamese officials attended a panel discussion with global businesses in Davos, Switzerland, on January 16, examining ways to develop artificial intelligence (AI), automobile technology, semiconductor chips and ecosystems in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Foreign firms from 154 countries worldwide, including Vietnam, are expected to attend the seventh China International Import (CIIE 2024) which is slated to run from November 5 to 10, 2024, heard a press conference held in Hanoi on January 16.

VOV.VN - Apple supplier Goertek is seeking to invest up to US$280 million to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary in Vietnam in order to meet demands for “business expansion and long-term operation” locally, revealed the South China Morning Post (SCMP).

VOV.VN - The United States Mission to Vietnam, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced training and technical support for Bach Mai Hospital Stroke Center to improve stroke care in Vietnam and the Mekong sub-region, the US Embassy said in a press release on January 16.

China was the biggest buyer of Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery products in 2023, and it is expected to remain a promising market with numerous opportunities for Vietnamese farm produce to increase the market share and export value.

The Vietnam–Malaysia Business Association (VMBIZ), with the support of the Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese (BAOOV), on January 15 held a ceremony to present a bronze bell to Ti-Ratana Heights pagoda in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Malaysian national news agency Bernama on January 15 published an interview with Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Dinh Ngoc Linh, under the headline "Vietnam, Malaysia to forge stronger defence, security ties after golden anniversary”.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee on January 15 sent a congratulatory message to the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) on the opening of the latter's 29th Congress.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines Group has decided to increase an additional 310 flights with more than 66,200 seats in order to cater to the higher travel demand during the coming lunar New Year festival (Tet), the biggest of its kind in Vietnam.