(VOVWORLD) -Fitch Ratings on Friday upgraded Vietnam's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'BB+', from 'BB', the Outlook is Stable.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has outlined specific, consistent orientations, goals, and actions to set a firm foundations for the semiconductor industry, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said at a roundtable discussion in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) -Moc Chau in the northwestern province of Son La has been named the World’s Leading Regional Nature Destination 2023, its second consecutive win at the World Travel Awards.

(VOVWORLD) - The third Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week themed “Green on every journey” opened on Monday with a range of tourism, sports and music activities, along with promotional programs to stimulate shopping and travel demand across the southern economic hub.

(VOVWORLD) - On Saturday Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and delivered a speech a forum on acceleration of coal power transition chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron in the framework of COP 28.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam Online Shopping Day - Online Friday 2023, part of the 2023 E-commerce Week and 10th anniversary of the Online Friday, was launched and livestreamed to all 63 provinces and cities of Vietnam on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) -The International Festival of Vietnam Rice will be held in Hau Giang province from 11-14 December, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced at a press conference in HCMC on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Finance Forum 2023 with the theme “Financial policies to overcomes challenges toward sustainable development” was held in Binh Dinh province on Thursday focusing on solutions to implementing major financial and banking policies mentioned in Vietnam's Financial Strategy until 2030.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam National Committee for Persons with Disabilities, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, and the Vietnam Paralympic Association held a meeting to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3rd.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam was elected to the World Heritage Committee for the 2023-2027 tenure on Wednesday, receiving the most votes for any Asian-Pacific state (121 of 171 votes).