VIETNAM TODAY

Five tourists were hospitalised after being bitten by wild monkeys while travelling to a tourist site in Dak Lak Province.

Hanoi has identified 220 flood-prone locations that could be inundated if rainfall exceeds 100 mm per hour for several hours under its 2026 rainy-season flood plan.

Large crowds of residents and tourists gathered at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi to take photographs despite scorching weather on April 30, the first day of the Reunification Day and May Day holiday.

Authorities in Quang Ninh Province are seeking measures to support local fishermen as volatile fuel prices continue to raise operating costs for offshore fishing fleets.

Authorities at Ao Tien Port in Quang Ninh Province will waive or reduce passenger fees for residents and public-sector workers travelling to island communes in Co To and Van Don.

Several bone fragments, military weapons and live 120mm artillery shells were discovered during the salvage of a tank buried for 51 years beneath the seabed off Quy Nhon in Gia Lai Province.

The Hau Giang-Ca Mau Expressway reopened on Wednesday after nearly six weeks of closure, completing the Can Tho-Ca Mau Expressway corridor in the Mekong Delta.

Twenty-one rest stops and temporary stopping points along Vietnam’s eastern North-South Expressway will be put into service for people.

Authorities in Gia Lai Province are attempting to recover a suspected tank wreck that surfaced on a beach in Quy Nhon Ward, with the area temporarily cordoned off for safety.

A dolphin was seen swimming close to shore near Ly Son fishing port in the central province of Quang Ngai on Wednesday morning.

A cargo vessel caught fire off the coast of Lam Dong Province on Wednesday, leaving one crew member missing after three people jumped into the sea to escape the blaze.

Heavy rain and strong winds collapsed a stilt house in Nam Xuan Commune, Thanh Hoa Province, killing a 13-year-old boy.

Ho Chi Minh City launched on Wednesday morning four projects including Ben Thanh-Thu Thiem Metro, an administrative centre, Nha Rong-Khanh Hoi Port, and the International University Urban Area.

Five foreigners have escaped through a window after a fire broke out at a restaurant in Nha Trang Ward, Khanh Hoa Province, on Wednesday.

Fresh coconut prices in southern Vietnam are rising sharply as prolonged hot weather and stronger tourism demand push up consumption, while exporters aim for billion-dollar sales.

Major Vietnamese retailers including FPT Retail, Digiworld, and Masan Group reported strong profit growth in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting a steady recovery in domestic consumer demand.