(VOVWORLD) -US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized because of an “emergent bladder issue”, and has transferred his duties to deputy secretary of defense Kathleen Hicks, Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder said in a statement.

(VOVWORLD) -Foreign visitors to the Ho Chi Minh City totaled 75,000 over the past days of Tet holidays, up 15.4% over the same period last year, the municipal Department of Tourism said on Monday, the third day of the Lunar New Year holidays.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday requested greater efforts to speed up progress and complete construction of Tan Son Nhat Airport‘s Terminal 3 before April 30 next year, on the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday paid Tet visits to environment and water employees on duty in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnamese Business Association in Japan and nearly 100 Vietnamese apprentices and expats joined a program to welcome the Lunar New Year in Nanao city, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, Friday night.

(VOVWORLD) -Quang Phu Cau incense village has turned into an Instagram sensation. The village on the outskirts of Hanoi has a century-old history of making traditional incense sticks.

(VOVWORLD) -Ba Ria-Vung Tau province’s Department of Tourism said that the province has welcomed more than 130,000 visitors on Saturday and Sunday, the first two days of Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays.

(VOVWORLD) - As the Year of the Dragon takes flight in China, a fiery trend has emerged with dragon-themed products taking center-stage across various consumer categories.

(VOVWORLD) -“Radio - a century of infotainment and education” is the theme of the 2024 writing contest organized by the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) in response to World Radio Day. The contest honors radio’s contributions to humanity, society and countries around the world.

(VOVWORLD) -Candidate of the ruling center-right National Coalition Alexander Stubb won the Finnish presidential election on Sunday.