VIETNAM TODAY

On May 28, Hanoi police recommended prosecuting 38-year-old Nguyen Viet Cuong, a resident of Hoai Duc District, for producing counterfeit food products.

Vietnam’s gross domestic product growth is projected to slow to 5.8% in 2025 given increased uncertainties due to recent trade policy shifts and a projected slowdown of global growth, the World Bank.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court on May 28 sentenced to death Lim Young Kwon, a 42-year-old national of the Republic of Korea, for killing his father in the city.

Four leading Hanoi universities have planned to build their new campuses in the northern province of Bac Ninh.

President Luong Cuong stressed that the Hungarian President’s visit is a significant event that contributes to creating a breakthrough in deepening the Vietnam–Hungary Comprehensive Partnership.

A 36-year-old man from Kim Lu Commune, Na Ri District, Bac Kan Province, has gone missing after his motorbike fell into a large sinkhole on National Highway 3B.

The European Union (EU) has announced plans to dispatch an inspection delegation to Vietnam in mid-June to assess the country's pesticide control measures in key agricultural export products.

The Ha Tinh Maritime Administration has issued a directive requesting Thinh Thanh Transport JSC, the owner of the sunken vessel Cong Thanh 07, to promptly submit a salvage plan.

Around 4,000 professionals are required for the two nuclear power plants in Ninh Thuan, including 670 specialists trained abroad.

The Japanese government has asked local universities to consider accepting students at US universities as President Donald Trump seeks to force Harvard to submit to unprecedented oversight.

A formal ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on May 28 to welcome Hungarian President Sulyok Tamasoh's official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Luong Cuong.

Vietnam’s equity market witnessed a robust earnings rebound in the first quarter of 2025, as nearly a thousand listed companies disclosed financial results showing improvement across sectors.

Northern Vietnam is expected to experience widespread heavy rainfall on May 28 and 29, accompanied by cooler temperatures, before a return of intense heat starting June 1.

An explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China on Tuesday killed at least five people, with six more still missing, state media said.

Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on May 27 evening, beginning a three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Luong Cuong.

Police in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai have dismantled two bean sprout production facilities that were using toxic chemicals.