Vietnam posted a trade surplus of US$3.6 billion in January, showed data of the General Statistics Office.

New foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals had totaled US$1.69 billion in the year till January 20, down 19.8% over the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Vietnam’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in January edged up 0.52% month-on-month, according to the General Statistics Office.

Around 145,000 travelers are expected to pass through the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC on January 26, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year (Tet) and the final day of the Tet holiday.

The eight-day Nguyen Hue Flower Street 2023 exhibition closed on January 26, the fifth day of the first lunar month, with over 1.2 million Tet revelers visiting.

Vietnam welcomed many international flights and cruise ships transporting hundreds of passengers on January 22 and 23, the first two days of the Year of the Cat.

Fresh foreign investment approvals in Vietnam are expected to reach between US$36 billion and US$38 billion this year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

HCMC looks to either break ground on or complete multiple major traffic infrastructure projects this year, according to the municipal Department of Transport.

Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has announced to add 108 more flights with nearly 20,000 seats to satisfy the huge air travel demand during the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

Luong Minh Tu, 43, director of the 60-04D auto inspection and testing center in the southern province of Dong Nai, and 10 others have been charged with taking tens of billions of dong in bribes.