VIETNAM TODAY

Police in Nam Nha Trang Ward on Monday morning returned a wallet to 31-year-old Rystaev Ilgis, a tourist from the Kyrgyz Republic, who had lost it days earlier.

Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade has officially imposed anti-dumping duties on certain hot-rolled steel (HRC) products imported from China, effective from July 6 for a period of five years.

Typhoon Danas has moved out of the East Sea and is heading toward the coast of Fujian Province, China, with maximum sustained winds near its centre reaching level 12, or 118–133 kilometres per hour.

The Vietnamese stock market began the first week of July with a vibrant upward trend, buoyed by significant improvements in liquidity and a pronounced surge in foreign investment.

Eight people from two families died in a late-night fire at a residential complex on Do Doc Long Street in Phu Tho Hoa Ward, Ho Chi Minh City on July 6, local authorities confirmed.

Ethiopian Airlines, the national flag carrier of Ethiopia, will launch its first direct flight from Addis Ababa to Hanoi on July 10, following approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh attended the opening ceremony of the 2025 BRICS Summit, along with leaders of BRICS member states and partner countries, in Brazil on July 6 (local time).

Tropical storm Danas (known in Vietnam as Storm No. 2) is currently active over the northeastern waters of the East Sea, maintaining strong intensity and generating dangerous sea conditions.

PM Chinh expressed his joy at meeting President Lula da Silva for the 5th time, a close and beloved friend of Vietnam and its people.

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) increased by 3.31 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 as compared with the same period last year.

The OCOP (One Commune, One Product) Export Products Fair, or Vietnam OCOPEX 2025, will take place from August 1 to 3 this year at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel Relic Site in Hanoi.

Vietnam attracted USD 21.5 billion in registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first half of 2025, marking a 32.6 per cent year-on-year increase and the highest level in 15 years.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has arrived in Brazil, starting his participation in the expanded BRICS Summit and bilateral activities in the country.

The Vietnamese Government aims to have all administrative procedures related to businesses handled entirely online by the end of this year.

The Department of Traffic Police under the Ministry of Public Security has recorded and handled 33 cases of drivers using mobile phones or electronic devices while operating vehicles on expressways.

Two participants, including a South Korean national, were hospitalised for exhaustion during a night race in Ho Chi Minh City on June 29, according to 115 People’s Hospital.

The Danang City Military Command is constructing new helicopter landing zones in mountainous communes to enhance disaster response and search-and-rescue operations during the rainy season.

Vietnam’s Agribank has announced a large-scale auction of properties in Hoi An’s ancient town in an effort to recover non-performing loans from businesses and individuals.

Vietnam has invited Chinese customs experts to inspect its durian export chain in July, aiming to ease trade hurdles and revive shipments to its largest market.