Work started on the upgrade of Phat Tich Pagoda, a Vietnamese Buddhist pagoda in the Lao capital of Vientiane, on December 29.

The diplomatic sector will continue to focus on strongly developing the identity of the Vietnamese bamboo diplomacy in 2024 by concentrating on a number of focal points, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son told the media on the occasion of the coming New Year.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos has obtained significant achievements in all the fields within its remit this year, particularly in economic and cultural diplomacy, said Ambassador Nguyen Ba Hung.

VOV.VN - The volume of Vietnamese rice for export in 2023 is estimated to have hit 8.2 million tonnes, bringing in nearly US$4.8 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy has weathered global headwinds to secure an estimated growth rate of 5.05% for this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO) in its report released on December 29.

VOV.VN - Vietnam sent approximately 155,000 workers abroad this year, meeting 129% of the target set for the year and representing an increase of 8.55% from a year earlier, according to an initial report unveiled by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

The Ministry of Home Affairs’ decision approving the establishment the Vietnamese Baptist Theological Seminary was handed over to leaders of the Vietnam Baptist Convention (VBC) at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on December 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese businesses injected nearly US$421 million into investment projects overseas in 2023, equivalent to 78% of the figure recorded last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - 2023 was considered a challenging year for Vietnam amid domestic and global difficulties, but the country yielded outstanding achievements across various fields. Let’s look at the top 10 events of the year as chosen by VOV

VOV.VN - General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has expressed hope that the Vietnamese peasantry will continue to grow and become a true stakeholder and the centre of the process of developing agriculture, the rural economy, and building new rural areas.