(VOVWORLD) - Phu Thuong village in Hanoi is famous for its traditional sticky rice. Recently, the craft was recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage.

(VOVWORLD) - On Monday, Vietnam attended the 37th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Sri Lanka. Taking place over 3 days, the conference discusses challenges and priorities related to sustainable food and agriculture and regional cohesion. At the event Vietnam continued to affirm its responsibility for sustainable agricultural development and green growth.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Security Council last week held an open session on climate change and conflicts, considering them the two most serious interwoven factors causing famine in the world, thereby eroding the environment of international peace and security.

(VOVWORLD) - Businesses in Hanoi will recruit more than 100,000 workers in the first quarter of this year, according to the Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs. Industries with high demand for workers include trade, services, processing, manufacturing, IT, e-commerce, and construction.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese word chess evolved from the elegant word play of previous generations. It encourages beautiful life values, integration, and actions for success. At Spring Festivals at the Hoan Kiem Lake Cultural Center and the Temple of Literature, Vietnamese word chess has attracted many players.

(VOVWORLD) - As of January 20 Vietnam had attracted more than 2.36 billion USD in foreign direct investment, up 40% from the same period last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency of the Ministry of Planning and Investment. This positive sign indicates that Vietnam will continue to be a top choice for FDI in 2024.

(VOVWORLD) - An exhibition honoring the merits of the first Communists of the Vietnamese revolution is being held at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi in collaboration with the Archives Department of the Party Central Committee’s Office.

(VOVWORLD) - As of January 20, Vietnam had more than 1,700 active overseas investment projects with a combined capital of more than 22 billion USD, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Domestic firms’ efforts to penetrate foreign markets is part of a mission to make Vietnam a developed, high-income country by 2045.

(VOVWORLD) -Continuing and promoting Ho Chi Minh's diplomatic ideology, Vietnamese diplomacy has shaped its identity and created a new global position for the country. The year 2023 has gone down in Vietnam's history as one of the most successful years in foreign policy, a premise for Vietnam to enter the new year 2024 with greater expectations.

(VOVWORLD) - Many international organizations and experts say Vietnam is an economic bright spot and this year could be a breakthrough year for the Vietnamese economy, based on Vietnam’s recovery and positive signs in the first month of 2024.