VIETNAM TODAY

As many as 32 hand grenades have been recovered from the section of the Da River that runs through the northern province of Hoa Binh.

Hanoi authorities have called on all local households to equip themselves with fire extinguishers amid heightened fire and explosion risks during the hot season.

Vietnam and Thailand on May 16 issued a joint statement on the elevation of their relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra held talks and co-chaired the fourth Vietnam – Thailand Joint Cabinet Retreat in Hanoi on May 16.

A landslide occurred at the construction site of the Ta Pao Ho 1A Hydropower Plant in Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province, on May 16 morning, leaving five dead and four injured.

The Ministry of Construction has instructed its project management units to conduct feasibility studies for six national railway projects between 2025 and 2027.

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has hit the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.

Authorities in the northern city of Haiphong have planned to auction the area, currently home to Hoang Dieu Port, to construct a golf course, commercial housing, and service facilities.

The Construction Department of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has recommended building two bus stations to reduce traffic jams in Dalat City.

Border guards in Quang Nam Province have arrested a Vietnamese man for smuggling 38 bricks of heroin, weighing approximately 14.3 kilograms, from Laos into Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a welcome ceremony for Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and a high-ranking delegation of Thailand in Hanoi on May 16.

The foreign ministry of Vietnam reiterated its advice for Vietnamese citizens to remain cautious about offers of "easy jobs with high pay" abroad

Several former bustling markets, each worth billions of dong, have lain abandoned after years of inactivity, turning into scenes of neglect and decay in HCM City.

Vietnam and Thailand should utilize complementary strengths in areas such as the digital economy, green energy, regional supply chains, and smart agriculture.

The water discharge of Dau Tieng Reservoir this year is forecasted to trigger flooding in low-lying areas of the southern province of Binh Duong, particularly if heavy rainfall occurs.

Heavy rain triggered a landslide that collapsed a house in Sapa Town in the northern province of Lao Cai, killing a woman.

Prime Minister of Thailand Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrived in Hanoi on May 15, beginning her two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The on-time performance (OTP) rate across the Vietnamese aviation sector in April 2025 reached 57.5 percent, the lowest since the beginning of the year.

A woman has had her handbag containing money forgotten on a train from HCM City to Danang returned.