The Ministry of National Defence on February 5 held a virtual event connecting with the Vietnamese forces engaged in the United Nations peacekeeping mission on the threshold of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

A wide range of activities have been held across Latin America for Vietnamese people living there to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Dragon.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s clam exports reached nearly US$79 million last year, posting a drop of 17% compared to 2022, with Spain and Italy being the two main export markets, according to statistics compiled by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - The Security Investigation Agency of the An Giang Provincial Police has prosecuted and detained Tran Van Khanh, a 62-year-old resident of Ca Mau province, for disseminating information and distributing documents against the Party and State.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong, on behalf of the Party and State, offered incense to commemorate late Party and State leaders in Hanoi on February 4 on the occasion of the 2024 lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

The policy to attract overseas Vietnamese (OV) intellectuals will be more successful when it has open mechanisms, clear regulations, and a favourable working environment for scientists to utilise their creativity, according to an OV professor.

VOV.VN - The cross-border B2C E-commerce (consumer-facing segment of e-commerce) is set to grow strongly in 2027 and become the fifth largest export industry in Vietnam in the next five years, according to Amazon Global Selling.

VOV.VN - With a series of key markets announcing plans to import rice, Vietnamese rice businesses are expected to win big on a rising global demand and rising market prices this year.

The Vietnam-Italy Year 2023 was wrapped up at a ceremony in Milan city held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy on February 2, both in online and in-person formats.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 3 requested that ministries and agencies give Ho Chi Minh City more power to realise special development policies designated for the southern city.