The annual “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring), the biggest external and cultural event for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, will be organised in Ho Chi Minh City on February 1-2, 2024 (the 22nd and 23rd days of the 12th lunar month), according to the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs.

VOV.VN - A protocol regarding quarantine requirements placed on watermelon exported from Vietnam to China has been signed, paving the way for Vietnamese fresh watermelon to officially enter the lucrative market.

VOV.VN - Vietnam holds a special position in China’s neighbourhood diplomacy policy, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong during their talks in Hanoi on December 13.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s rice output and export turnover are both expected to reach all-time highs this year, heard an international conference on the global rice market held in Hau Giang on December 13.

Representatives of social impact businesses (SIB), State agencies, investors and financial intermediaries gathered on December 12 at the SIB Connect 2023 – an annual festival of the SIB ecosystem - to share initiatives and experience, and discuss challenges and opportunities for the ecosystem’s development.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Canada's Vancouver city and the Vietnam - Canada Business Association (VCBA) have jointly organised a Vietnamese Food Day in the city of same name, aiming to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations (1973-2023).

Many Vietnamese businesses have benefited from a Republic of Korea (RoK)-funded project on promoting energy efficiency investment in the industrial sector and supporting the implementation of the green growth action plan in Vietnam (EE&GG), heard a seminar held in Hanoi on December 12.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Economic Forum was held on December 12 in Hanoi to discuss the Vietnamese economy at the half term of the 13th National Party Congress.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on Vietnamese and Cambodian businesses to further co-operate in investment and trade whilst enhancing connectivity, thus helping to consolidate the time-honoured friendship between the two peoples.

VOV.VN - Chinese investors took the lead in terms of the number of newly-registered projects in Vietnam during the 11-month period with 632 with a total investment capital exceeding US$3 million, according to figures given by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.