VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese airlines must replace altitude and flight-direction control units on 81 Airbus A320/321 aircraft following a Europe-wide safety order that may cause delays and cancellations.

Typhoon Koto abruptly changed direction on November 29 and is forecast to weaken, while a new tropical depression is expected to enter the southern East Sea.

Vietnam’s electronics exports have hit a new record this year, driven by surging shipments of computers and components, according to the Department of Customs under the Ministry of Finance.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province have relocated 40 graves after long cracks appeared on a hillside following prolonged heavy rain.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has banned all vessels from going out to sea from 7 am on November 28 ahead of Storm Koto.

More than 20 days after Storm Kalmaegi and subsequent floods, residents of several communes in Gia Lai Province remain cut off from electricity and safe water.

A new cold wave is expected to affect southern Vietnam next week, likely pushing early morning temperatures in Ho Chi Minh City below 19 degrees Celsius.

Waves in Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province rose above five metres late on Thursday, crashing over sea defences and sweeping onto a coastal road as Storm Koto approached.

Vietnam will require roughly USD 28 billion to finance its green transition through 2030, a finance official has said.

Vietnam’s foreign ministry says no Vietnamese nationals were affected by the November 26 blaze in Hong Kong’s Tai Po District.

Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal will pay a state visit to Vietnam from November 30 to December 2.

Customs officers have seized a shipment hiding more than 2,000 counterfeit bags, shoes and earphones carrying luxury brand labels.

Domestic fuel prices were lowered from 3 pm on Thursday afternoon with diesel having the sharpest fall of VND 1,020 per litre.

A rare king cobra weighing about seven kilos has been safely captured and released after appearing in a household garden in Phu Tho.

Hanoi and nearby provinces are entering a 10 day period of stagnant weather that is expected to drive PM2.5 concentrations to unhealthy levels.

Da Den, Song Hoa and Song Ray reservoirs has begun discharging, raising flood risks for downstream communities.

Hanoi will ban petrol motorbikes by set hours or zones within ring road 1 from July 1, 2026 as the city launches its first low-emission area.

Typhoon Koto reached its peak strength early November 27 with coastal areas from Danang City to Lam Dong expected to see rain from November 29.

Global green-supply-chain standards are tightening for Vietnam’s wood, agriculture and processing industries as major markets increase environmental requirements.