Eastern region (Districts: Son Dong, Luc Ngan, Luc Nam): Cloudy, no rain, sunny in the afternoon. The Northeast direction and wind speed level 2, level 3. It will be very cold. Lowest temperature: 7 degrees; Highest temperature: 19 degrees. Humidity: 47%.

The West region (Districts: Hiep Hoa, Tan Yen, Yen The): Cloudy, no rain, sunny in the afternoon. The Northeast direction and wind speed level 2, level 3. It will be very cold. Lowest temperature: 8 degrees; Highest temperature: 20 degrees. Humidity: 44%.

Bac Giang city and the districts of Yen Dung, Lang Giang, Viet Yen: Cloudy, no rain, sunny in the afternoon. The Northeast direction and wind speed level 2, level 3. It will be very cold. Lowest temperature: 8 degrees; Highest temperature: 20 degrees. Humidity: 45%.

Vietnam collects $146M in taxes from online platforms such as Facebook, Google

Forty-two foreign suppliers, including Facebook, Google and TikTok, have paid VND3.44 trillion ($146.40 million) in taxes to Vietnam this year, according to the new portal of the General Department of Taxation.

 

Tiger Remix to bring New Year offline music festival to 4 cities

Tiger Remix, a New Year music festival, will come back to outdoor venues in Quy Nhon, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, and Can Tho after two years of virtual reality events.

 

HCMC to promote tourism at Times Square

A video promoting Ho Chi Minh City tourism will appear during New York's world-famous Times Square New Years' Eve celebrations this year.

 

PM invites Belgians to up Vietnam business investment

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on Belgian businesses to invest more in Vietnam as a politically stable country where win-win partnerships can be formed.

 

Programme honours outstanding contributors to blood donation drive

The National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusions (NIHBT) held a programme in Hanoi on December 15 to honour 17 collectives and 9 individuals, who have made significant contributions to the blood donation drive.