VIETNAM TODAY

State President Luong Cuong held talks with visiting Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn in Hanoi on September 10.

Border guards in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang have apprehended three Chinese nationals attempting to enter Vietnam illegally.

Vietnam has been chosen to host the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2026, which will take place in the capital city of Hanoi.

A heavy downpour has inundated Phan Dinh Phung Street in Xuan Huong-Dalat Ward in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

Tran Nhu Quynh, 38, has made an extraordinary recovery 48 days after undergoing Vietnam’s first heart-lung transplant.

President Luong Cuong on September 10 hosted a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi for Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn.

Hundreds of metres of coastline in Hoi An Tay Ward, in the central city of Danang, have suffered severe erosion, threatening many restaurants as the storm season approaches.

Vietnam’s stock market added 257,632 new trading accounts in August, lifting the total number of accounts to more than 10.7 million

Police in Tay Ninh Province, in coordination with Moc Bai International Border Gate, received 79 Vietnamese citizens repatriated from Cambodia on September 9.

This year’s flood peak in the Mekong Delta region is predicted to arrive between late September and mid-October, reaching 3.5-3.7 metres, higher than last year’s level.

The southern province of Dong Nai has planned to start construction of Cat Lai Bridge in 2026 and open it to traffic by 2028.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has signed a resolution to pilot a digital asset market in a five-year trial, effective from September 9.

Apple Vietnam has announced on its official website that customers can begin pre-ordering the iPhone 17 lineup from 7 pm on September 12, with deliveries starting on September 19.

The Ministry of Justice is appraising a draft decree on lunch support policies for primary and secondary students in border communes.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has signed an official dispatch ordering ministries, agencies and localities to step up measures to promote rice production and export while ensuring domestic market stability.

Apartment rental prices in Hanoi have surged, leaving many tenants struggling to cope with rising living costs.

Vietnam’s real estate sector is increasingly attracting foreign investors through mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with cooperative and “friendly” deals emerging as the prevailing trend.

Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will increase the monitoring of lithium power banks on all its flights.

Several areas in northern Lao Cai Province were submerged while neighbouring Tuyen Quang suffered a flash flood after torrential rain on the morning of September 9.