Society

Wet weather looked poised to offer relief Wednesday as Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a century in a northern region hit by record-low rainfall.

Three people have been killed in a traffic accident that occurred on National Road 1A in Quang Binh Province on Tuesday evening.

​Military engineers from the Military Command of Ky Anh Town, Ha Tinh Province, successfully disposed of a bomb discovered in Hung Tri Ward​ on March 4. ​

A Dutch man who went missing while trekking Fansipan, Vietnam's highest peak, was found safe by the authorities of Sa Pa township, the northern province of Lao Cai, at 11am on March 4.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a dialogue in Hanoi on March 4 with businesses from ASEAN member countries that are operating in Vietnam.

The extension of HCM City's Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line to the neighbouring province of Dong Nai has been estimated to cost around VND30 trillion (USD1.18 billion).

The Office of the President announced on Tuesday the 2025 presidential amnesty decision.

In a pioneering effort to regenerate Vietnam’s declining coral reefs, a research team from the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre has successfully collected coral gametes from the wild in Nha Trang Bay.

Construction of HCM City’s Metro Line 2 (Ben Thanh-Tham Luong) is set to commence by the end of this year.

Authorities of Phu Quoc City in the southern province of Kien Giang have established a task force to ensure public security and order.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a working session in Hanoi on March 4 with top executives from leading conglomerates of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Emirates, one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates, has announced the launch of a new route to Da Nang, starting on June 2, 2025.

Kyrgyzstan’s PM Adylbek Kasimalyev will pay an official visit to Vietnam on March 6-7 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnam has achieved a significant milestone in internet connection by attaining 22nd position in median mobile internet speed and 34th position in fixed broadband speed globally in January.

The Bahamas-flagged cruise ship Silver Whisper, carrying 350 foreign passengers onboard, docked at Cam Ranh International Port in Khanh Hoa province on March 3.

The Group of Asia-Pacific states at the UN last weekend agreed to nominate Vietnam for the position of Chair of the 35th meeting of the States Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Updating cultural and entertainment events going on between March 3-9, 2025.

Authorities in the central province of Quang Binh have decided to destroy approximately 255 hectares of local forest to create an industrial park.

More than 2,000 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday, as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory.