VIETNAM TODAY

Swedish State Secretary Sara Modig is visiting Vietnam from November 2 to 4 to strengthen cooperation on sustainable development, innovation and green infrastructure.

Prolonged heavy rain has caused widespread flooding across Danang City, with muddy water flowing from surrounding mountains and submerging streets, leaving many vehicles stranded.

Traffic congestion has worsened in Hanoi after repair work on Long Bien Bridge forced the closure of one lane, causing severe bottlenecks on surrounding routes, including Chuong Duong Bridge.

Gia Lai authorities have urgently approved the purchase of two drones to deliver food, medicine and other essential supplies to areas at risk of isolation as Typhoon Kalmaegi approaches.

Vietnam’s durian exports brought over USD 3.2 billion in the first 10 months of 2025 despite repeated disruptions, with annual export turnover forecast to hit an all-time high this year.

Flood levels on major rivers in Hue continued to surge from Sunday night, forcing the city to shut all schools on Monday to ensure student safety.

Typhoon Kalmaegi is forecast to enter the East Sea on November 5 and rapidly strengthen, possibly reaching level 13 with gusts at level 17.

A US delegation led by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is paying an official visit to Vietnam from November 2-3.

More than 500 doctors and specialists met in Hanoi on November 1 to discuss advances in surgery and organ transplantation.

Eleven Vietnamese fishermen were rescued late Saturday night after their two fishing boats collided with a Panama-flagged cargo vessel off the coast of Vung Tau.

Not just a technological tool, AI is a core strategy for transforming huge data into a competitive advantage, and serves as a key to achieving exponential growth in the digital era.

The plan must be completed for presentation at the 20th meeting of the national steering committee on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) fishing.

A man in the central province of Quang Tri found a rare pangolin crawling on a street on October 31 and handed it over to authorities.

Two men were electrocuted while checking their stalls in a flooded market in Hue City on October 31, leaving one dead and the other injured.

More than 100 tonnes of red tilapia raised in floating cages on two canals in Can Tho City have died en masse, causing major financial losses for farming households.

The Ministry of Construction (MC) has proposed tightening lending rules to curb speculation and cool soaring housing prices.