VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam will hold its first competency assessments for medical practitioners in 2027, with two exam sessions planned for four categories of doctors.

Dong Thap Province is expanding the Dong Thap Muoi Ecological Reserve by 60 hectares in a VND 296-billion (USD 11.3 million) project to protect wetlands and wildlife.

Quang Tri Province is taking urgent action against worsening coastal erosion threatening infrastructure, protective forests and livelihoods during the September-December storm season.

Vietnamese authorities have received 86 citizens repatriated by Cambodian officials after they were detained in Battambang Province over suspected involvement in online fraud activities.

A wild pig-tailed macaque attacked and injured a resident in Vung Tau, causing significant blood loss and prompting authorities to launch a search for the animal.

Authorities in Haiphong City have safely removed a 300kg wartime bomb found beneath the foundations of a house on Cau Dat Street in the city centre.

Thirty-two fishermen from a fishing boat that sank offshore have returned safely to Danang City, while authorities continue searching for 19 others who remain missing.

Authorities in Hanoi have begun demolishing a series of illegally built villas and homestays on forest land near Dong Do Lake, an area long plagued by construction violations.

A company has proposed resuming gold mining at a site in Thai Nguyen Province with remaining reserves of over 66 kilogrammes, pending an environmental review.

A special classroom at HCM City Oncology Hospital has begun the new school year, allowing young cancer patients to continue learning while undergoing treatment.

Two South Korean nationals have been sentenced to life imprisonment and 20 years in jail after a violent restaurant brawl in Ho Chi Minh City left one man dead and another severely injured.

A long-tailed macaque classified as a protected forest species was found foraging in a resident’s garden in Can Tho, before being voluntarily handed over to authorities.

Vietnam’s overseas investment surged in the first eight months of 2026, with total new and adjusted capital reaching USD 2.62 billion, 4.7 times higher than a year earlier.

Ho Chi Minh City will select 60 male workers for three-year technical internships in Japan under a bilateral labour cooperation programme, with no service fees.

Authorities in Haiphong City have closed part of Cau Dat Street from 6 am to 11 am on September 4 to recover, transport and safely detonate a wartime bomb.

Vietnam attracted USD 40.63 billion in registered foreign direct investment in the first eight months of 2026, up 55.4 per cent year-on-year, while disbursed FDI reached a five-year high.

Vietnam has unveiled its first online wholesale agricultural marketplace, aiming to expand exports and connect local producers with buyers in Singapore.

Thousands of dead purple clams have washed onto a 6.5km stretch of coastline in Ha Tinh Province, with local authorities still unable to determine the cause.

Students at public schools in the wards of Ha Long, Hong Gai and Ha Tu will receive free transportation to and from school through a new electric bus service.