VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese firms invested a total of 309.3 million USD abroad in the first four months of 2025, nearly tripling the figure from the same period last year, according to the National Statistics Office.

The Military Command of the central province of Nghe An has planned to organise the memorial service for the remains of 73 fallen soldiers repatriated from Laos this month.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his spouse hosted an official welcome ceremony in Baku on May 7 for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam.

On May 7, the People’s Committee of Son Tra District, Danang City, carried out the forced removal of seven food and souvenir kiosks located along the coastal Vo Nguyen Giap Street.

General Secretary To Lam has called for a comprehensive proposal to gradually implement free healthcare during the 2030–2035 period.

The Military Command of Hoa Binh Province has launched a bomb and mine clearance operation along the downstream section of the Da River, from Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant to Thong Nhat Bridge.

Malaysia warned Wednesday that tensions between India and Pakistan could potentially disrupt rice imports to the heavily dependent Southeast Asian nation, prompting it to look elsewhere for supplies.

The first months of 2025 have seen increases in both new business registrations and firms returning to the market, Deputy Finance Minister Tran Quoc Phuong has said.

Authorities in Thanh Hoa Province have confirmed that the royal tomb of Emperor Le Tuc Tong was recently entered by intruders suspected of searching for buried antiquities.

Many parks in Hanoi have been abandoned for years, while the city faces a serious shortage of public spaces.

General Secretary To Lam and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev agreed to upgrade the ties to a Strategic Partnership during their talks in Astana on May 6.

Digitalisation can be a powerful tool to help reduce persistent economic inequality in Asia and the Pacific, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank.

Durian prices have dropped sharply in the Mekong Delta region, leaving many farmers struggling to find buyers and resorting to selling their fruit on roadsides.

Vietnam recorded US$13.82 billion in foreign direct investment as of April 30, representing a year-on-year rise of 39.9%, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Finance.

Nearly 22,800 Vietnamese workers have registered to take the Korean language proficiency test to secure one of just 3,300 job placements in South Korea’s agriculture and manufacturing sectors.

A wave of staff cuts and streamlining continued at many Vietnamese big banks in the first quarter of this year.

Three doctors and two nurses at Nam Dinh General Hospital have been suspended following allegations that medical staff refused to provide emergency treatment unless payment was made in full.

New Zealand's prime minister on Tuesday proposed banning children under 16 from social media, stressing the need to protect them from the perils of big tech platforms.

The Ministry of Finance is considering introducing a tax rate of 20 per cent on gains from real estate transactions, as part of its review into personal income tax reforms.