A building for preserving remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who had laid down their lives during wartime in Cambodia was inaugurated at a ceremony held on January 31.

The number of Vietnamese visitors to Japan in 2023 reached a new record of 573,900, an increase of 15.9% over 495,051 visitors achieved in 2019, the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) announced on January 30.

VOV.VN - Officers at the Ha Tien International Border Gate in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, working in conjunction with Cambodian authorities, have rescued a Vietnamese girl who had been trafficked into the neighbouring country as a forced worker.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is the second largest exporter of footwear in the world, with its estimated export volume accounting for 10% of the world’s market share.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on January 30 presented the Navy High Command with VND1.55 billion (US$63,500) donated by overseas Vietnamese (OV) to a programme on greening Truong Sa (Spratly).

VOV.VN - 2024 is widely considered to be a pivotal year for Vietnamese economic recovery, with insiders believing that there are bright prospects ahead.

Nearly 12,000 video entries featuring Vietnamese cultural values were sent to the “Vietnamese quintessence” contest within eight weeks since it was launched in November 2023 by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, attracting nearly 36 million views.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who was visiting Vietnam, made a tour of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, the former name of present-day Hanoi, on January 30.

VOV.VN - Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam Hilde Solbakken and her family enjoyed a traditional Lunar New Year festival (Tet), the most important annual festival of the Vietnamese people in a year, in Duong Lam ancient village in Hanoi's outlying district of Son Tay.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Philippines vowed to increase economic, investment and trade cooperation, aiming to raise two-way trade turnover to US$10 billion in 2025 from US$7.8 billion recorded in 2023.