VIETNAM TODAY

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed an official dispatch on strengthening measures to stimulate domestic consumption.

The 38th Global Financial Centres Index recently unveiled that HCM City has climbed three notches from March to 95th out of 120 cities worldwide in September.

Schools across multiple Vietnamese localities closed on September 30 as torrential rains from Typhoon Bualoi swept the region.

Vietnam will continue to create a more favourable investment environment for US enterprises in Vietnam.

PR article-Stavian ED and Shinec have signed a strategic deal to deploy carbon reduction solutions in industrial parks, supporting Vietnam’s green growth and Net Zero 2050 goal.

Torrential rains from Typhoon Bualoi’s circulation from the night of September 29 to the morning of September 30 caused heavy flooding in north-central provinces.

At least 19 people were killed and 13 remain missing after Storm Bualoi struck central Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment as of 7 pm on September 29.

Heavy rains from storm Bualoi’s circulation swelled the Red River, submerging parts of Lao Cai Province from the night of September 29 to the morning of September 30.

Vietnam is stepping up plans to develop a new generation of highly skilled railway workers, as the country prepares for an unprecedented expansion of its rail network.

More than 1.8 million customers of the Northern Power Corporation have lost power due to the impact of Typhoon Bualoi, with those in Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Thanh Hoa provinces hardest hit.

Many global asset managers express support for FTSE Russell’s proposal to upgrade the Vietnamese stock market from the Frontier Market group to the Secondary Emerging Market group.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has submitted a two-phase plan to the Ministry of Construction for the operation of Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province.

Sales of electric motorbikes in Vietnam rose sharply in the first eight months of 2025, up between 89 and 197 per cent year-on-year.

The central province of Quang Ngai recorded four earthquakes measuring 2.6 to 3.6 on the Richter scale on September 29, following a series of tremors this month.

Tornadoes have hit many localities in Vietnam due to the impact of Typhoon Bualoi, killing at least nine people in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

Two fishing boats moored at an anchorage in the central province of Quang Tri broke loose and drifted away due to the impact of Typhoon Bualoi, leaving nine fishermen missing.