Vietnam 2023: Life Moments

On the last day of the year, Tuoi Tre Online would like to send to our readers multi-dimensional moments of Vietnam in 2023. These are photos taken by reporters and collaborators of Tuoi Tre newspaper across the country.

The moon and Vietnam's tallest building Landmark 81 (HCMC), photo taken in December 2023 - Photo: MINH HOA

Turtle Tower - one of the symbols of Hanoi capital - is illuminated at night - Photo: VU MINH QUAN

A special forces soldier is training on the training ground, photo taken at the 113th Special Forces Brigade (Special Forces Corps) - Photo: NGUYEN KHANH

Long Thanh International Airport ( Dong Nai ) construction site seen from above. The Long Thanh International Airport project is designed in the shape of a stylized lotus flower. When phase 1 is completed, Long Thanh International Airport will have a capacity to serve 25 million passengers/year and 1.2 million tons of cargo/year. Long Thanh International Airport is expected to be operational in 2026. In phase 2, the airport will build an additional open-configuration runway and terminal to reach a capacity of 50 million passengers/year. In phase 3, the remaining items will be completed so that the airport can reach a capacity of 100 million passengers/year and become the largest airport in Vietnam in the future and aim to become one of the busiest transit airports in the region - Photo: PHAN DUONG

In 2023, the number of completed expressway projects reached a record with 9 projects with a length of 475km, bringing the total length of expressways put into operation nationwide to nearly 1,900km. The 9 newly completed expressway projects include: Mai Son - National Highway 45; National Highway 45 - Nghi Son; Nghi Son - Dien Chau; Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet; Phan Thiet - Dau Giay; Nha Trang - Cam Lam; My Thuan - Can Tho ; My Thuan 2 bridge and Tuyen Quang - Phu Tho. In the photo are expressway projects: My Thuan 2 bridge, Tuyen Quang - Phu Tho and Nghi Son - Dien Chau - Photo: MAU TRUONG, HONG QUANG, TRUNG DANG

People in Muong Lay town (Dien Bien) walk in the middle of Son La hydroelectric reservoir. Prolonged drought, intense heat, and little rain have caused the water level in Vietnam's largest hydroelectric reservoir to drop to dead water level, greatly affecting the operation, power supply, and people's livelihoods - Photo: NGUYEN KHANH

People in Hue City, Thua Thien Hue use boats to move people and belongings through floodwaters during the flood in mid-November 2023 - Photo: LE TRUNG

Nguyen Thi Oanh, a Vietnamese athlete, has become a symbol of Southeast Asian athletics by creating many "unbelievable" surprises at the 32nd SEA Games. Specifically, on May 9, Nguyen Thi Oanh won two gold medals in two fierce events, 1,500m and 3,000m obstacle course, in just over 30 minutes. Oanh also won four gold medals in other events. In the photo: Nguyen Thi Oanh on the podium receiving the gold medal in the rain - Photo: NAM TRAN

From above, a corner of the Man Xa aluminum recycling village (Van Mon commune, Yen Phong district, Bac Ninh) is directly discharging untreated exhaust fumes into the environment - Photo: DANH KHANG

The water of the Perfume River passing through Truong Tien Bridge is turbid due to floods from upstream causing widespread flooding in Hue City in mid-November 2023 - Photo: NGUYEN TA PHONG

Mr. Trong, a member of the drainage team of Thu Duc City, after dredging the sewer on Dang Van Bi Street, Thu Duc City on the morning of November 13. Sweat dripping down his face, he shared: “It stinks, but I’m used to this job. Being able to contribute to society through things like this is a motivation for me to continue my work” - Photo: PHAN MINH DANG

At the end of 2023, the market witnessed a dizzying increase in gold prices. On December 26, the price of SJC gold bars exceeded 80 million VND/tael - an unprecedented high in history. Data on domestic and world gold prices also show that the gap between gold prices in Vietnam and the world is increasingly widening, especially since 2020. The difference has reached 20 million VND/tael at times. Photo taken at a gold shop in Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: NGOC PHUONG

Young people of the "Green Saigon" group each have a different job from serving in restaurants, security guards, driving technology cars... but they all have one common wish: to "change the look" of polluted canals in Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: DUYEN PHAN

Little Hoang Khang smiles as he holds a stuffed animal in his hand. This is a gift Khang received from a group of young volunteers in Ho Chi Minh City on the night of January 14. Every night, Khang still has to roam around the streets and alleys with his mother, picking up bottles and sorting trash to earn extra income - Photo: PHUONG QUYEN

A Mong family in La Pan Tan commune, Mu Cang Chai (Yen Bai) - Photo: NAM TRAN

A woman rows a boat at Suoi Tia, Da Lat city, Lam Dong province in the early morning - Photo: QUANG DINH

Two flamingos at Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden - Photo: PAUL PHAM

Thousands of confiscated vehicles and vehicles in violation stored at the temporary vehicle storage warehouse of Binh Tan District Police (Tan Tao Ward, Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City) are covered in thick, gray dust - Photo: QUANG DINH

In 2023, many commercial enterprises will face difficulties due to weak market purchasing power, consumer habits through e-commerce disrupting traditional business channels, leading to a widespread trend of returning premises, and a series of stores and shops closing - Photo: TRAN TIEN DUNG

Hue's Ngo Mon Gate was brilliantly illuminated by 3D Mapping technology from France on December 12. This was an art performance combined with a light show that ended a series of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and Vietnam - Photo: NHAT LINH

Weeds grow wildly in the area containing 10,000 oxygen tanks for COVID-19 treatment at Field Hospital No. 13 (HCMC). On October 27, the HCMC Department of Health said it had advised the City People's Committee to issue a decision to dissolve Field Hospital No. 13 (Binh Chanh District) - Photo: PHUONG QUYEN

In 2023, rice exports will grow at a record pace. In the first 11 months of 2023, Vietnam's rice exports are estimated to reach 7.75 million tons in volume and 4.41 billion USD in value, up 16.2% and 36.3% respectively over the same period in 2022. It is estimated that by the end of 2023, it will reach 5 billion USD - Photo: BUU DAU

A traffic police officer is regulating traffic on Ton Duc Thang Street (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) - Photo: PAUL PHAM

Traffic congestion every afternoon at the Nga Tu So intersection (Hanoi) - Photo: HONG QUANG

Mong people in Mu Cang Chai district (Yen Bai) are plowing on a terraced field - Photo: KEVIN NGUYEN

With a 2-0 victory over Myanmar in the final match on the evening of May 15, the Vietnamese women's team won the women's football gold medal and set a record of 4 consecutive SEA Games championships - Photo: NAM TRAN

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