(VOVWORLD) - Credit growth across the banking sector in 2024 exceeded the year’s target of 15%, according to Standing Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Dao Minh Tu.

(VOVWORLD) - A conference was held in Hanoi on Wednesday to review the performance of the the Government and local administrations in 2024 and launch tasks for 2025.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore, Tran Phuoc Anh, presented his credential letter to Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, Government and National Assembly have extended their condolences to Chinese leaders following a major earthquake that struck the Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday, resulting in significant losses of lives and injuries.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on Tuesday for Mr. Nicholas Berggruen, Founder and Chairman of Berggruen Holdings Investment Company and Berggruen Institute, and Professor Nguyen Thi Lien Hang, Director of the Weatherhead Institute for East Asian Studies at Columbia University (USA).

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary To Lam paid homage to national heroes and those who rendered great service to the nation during a visit to Hung Yen province on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan said she hopes UNICEF will increase resources to support the protection and care of Vietnamese children and help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals for children in education, health, nutrition, gender equality, and vaccine support for the Expanded Program on Immunization.

(VOVWORLD) - A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least 95 people and shaking buildings in Nepal, Bhutan, and India, according to Chinese authorities.

(VOVWORLD) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring reports of a spike in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China and is in regular contact with international partners. These reports are not currently a cause for concern in the US, the CDC said in a statement.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will visit Laos and co-chair the 47th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee on Thursday and Friday.