VIETNAM TODAY

The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese reported that so far this year, ministries and localities have hosted numerous events honouring the Vietnamese language.

In the first half of 2025, Vietnam’s customs sector handled 8,561 violations, with a total goods value exceeding VND 13.6 trillion  (USD 517.79 million ).

A durian-planted hill in Lam Dong Province, about 80 metres high and covering over two hectares, has developed cracks, posing a high risk of landslides.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam held a phone conversation with President of the Cambodian People’s Party Hun Sen at Cambodia’s request on August 14.

Hundreds of rescued white pheasants are being cared for and bred at Cuc Phuong National Park, with healthy, well-adapted birds set to be released back into the wild.

Fuel prices fell after the latest adjustment from 3 pm today, August 14, following the decision by the ministries of Finance and Industry and Trade.

All preparations for the 25th Vietnam International Mathematics Competition (VIMC 2025) slated for August 15 – 18 have been completed, according to the municipal administration.

The Vietnam Road Administration will pilot a one-month ban on trucks using the first lane of the Hanoi-Haiphong and Phap Van-Cau Gie expressways, starting on August 15.

Many northern localities are expected to experience heavy rain in the coming days.

Vietnam’s rice exports are projected to reach at least 8 million tonnes in 2025, positioning the country as the world’s second-largest exporter for the first time.

The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) has announced that the Vietnam Motor Show (VMS) will not take place in 2025.

Tran Hien Vinh, a young man from the southern province of An Giang, is making a determined cycling journey from HCM City to Hanoi to join the celebrations marking the 80th National Day on September 2.

A young man in the southern province of Dong Nai was detained for transporting wild animals to sell.

A fisherman from the Central Highlands Province of Dak Lak survived 24 hours adrift at sea by clinging to a foam board before being rescued by a cargo ship.

A 38-year-old woman in end-stage multi-organ failure has become the first patient in Vietnam to survive a heart-lung transplant.

Dengue fever cases surged in southern localities by over 97 per cent against the whole of 2024 in the first eight months of this year, with severe cases rising rapidly.

The Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee has approved the investment policy for the first phase of Phu My Port, with total capital exceeding VND 6 trillion (approximately USD 236 million).

Party General Secretary To Lam on August 13 attended the inauguration of Vietnam’s Consulate General in Busan.

Efforts to bring OCOP (One Commune One Product) items to international markets are being actively promoted by cooperatives through a variety of approaches.