VIETNAM TODAY

Hanoi plans to build two additional waste-to-energy plants in Soc Son and Son Tay, with the goal of largely treating all of the city’s household waste by 2028.

Vietnam today simultaneously held groundbreaking and inauguration ceremonies for 234 major projects across the country to celebrate the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training has proposed extending student fare discounts to metro and ferry services under a draft decree implementing the Education Law.

Hanoi plans to install an additional 2,460 AI-powered traffic cameras in 2026 at major intersections, bridges, hospitals and bus terminals, as part of efforts to modernise traffic management.

A Hanoi household owning a 421 sq m plot beside Hoan Kiem Lake is set to receive about USD 17.7 million in compensation as authorities prepare to build a major new square and park in the area.

Ho Chi Minh City police used an AI camera system to locate an iPhone lost by an Australian tourist, recovering the device within 10 minutes of receiving the report.

An unexploded 227-kilogramme bomb containing more than 87 kilogrammes of explosives has been found about 50 metres from a market and bus station in Hue, authorities said.

Nearly 1.7 million people have left Vietnam’s Mekong Delta over the past decade, driven partly by climate pressures on farming and fisheries, a World Bank report says.

Camera traps have captured images of the Asian golden cat for the first time in Pu Hoat Nature Reserve in the central province of Nghe An, conservation officials said.

Three people were killed and two injured after an ambulance crashed into a parked container truck and burst into flames on the Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway early on December 18.

Vietnam’s total fertility rate has dropped to 1.93 children per woman, below replacement level, highlighting a continuing trend towards smaller families.

Authorities in Tay Ninh Province have fined a crocodile owner VND 315 million after an illegally kept animal escaped and bit a local man.

Air pollution has returned to Hanoi and several northern localities after several days of improvement, with conditions forecast to worsen further on Thursday.

Hanoi’s AI-powered traffic camera system recorded 393 violations in its first three days of operation, mainly red-light offences, exceeding detections made by traditional patrols.

Dense fog covered large parts of Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of December 17, with forecasters warning the phenomenon is likely to persist into the following day.

Hanoi has approved its first underground parking project in the Old Quarter, to be built beneath the Phung Hung-Bat Dan flower garden in Hoan Kiem Ward.

Three Vietnamese carriers will operate the first commercial flights to Long Thanh International Airport on December 19, marking the inauguration of the country’s newest aviation hub.

Vietnam’s goal of rapid and sustainable development based on green and digital transformation has solid foundations, ample potential and strong feasibility, PM Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed.

A farmer in Tay Ninh Province alerted local authorities after spotting a large, unusual bird landing in his rice field while he was working.