VIETNAM TODAY

Dak Lak Province is stepping up patrols and warning measures after several monkeys attacked residents and tourists along a coastal road leading to the Bai Mon-Mui Dai Lanh tourist site.

Dozens of Vietnamese residents in Japan lined up along a quiet riverside in Sagamihara City to enjoy freshly made puffed rice snacks, reviving their childhood.

Eight fishermen from Thanh Hoa Province were rescued after their fishing boat struck submerged rocks in rough weather off Co To Island in the early hours of Thursday.

Several banks in Vietnam have lowered deposit interest rates, particularly for short and medium term tenors, amid easing funding costs in the banking sector.

A three-hour downpour early on May 21 left many roads deeply flooded across Ca Mau Province, disrupting traffic and daily activities.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have uncovered a group of 85 Chinese nationals suspected of setting up a high tech scam operation after renting a hotel and installing hundreds of electronic devices.

Hanoi plans to fully subsidise tuition fees for 48 key vocational training programmes at intermediate and college levels between 2026 and 2031.

A Chinese railway design institute will participate in preparing the feasibility study for Metro Line 4 in Ho Chi Minh City, connecting Dong Thanh and Hiep Phuoc.

Hanoi authorities have proposed raising fines by up to twofold for dozens of administrative violations related to public order, traffic safety and pavement encroachment under the Capital Law.

A major rockslide at a quarry in Thanh Hoa Province killed one worker and left two others missing on May 20, prompting a large-scale rescue operation by local authorities.

A livestream hosted by Bac Ninh Province officials and influencers sold more than 31 tonnes of lychees in a single day, attracting hundreds of thousands of viewers nationwide.

Workers at a construction site in HCM City discovered a rare water monitor lizard weighing about 6kg and handed it over to local authorities for protection and care.

The remains of 28 Vietnamese soldiers and experts who died in Laos have been repatriated to Vietnam and will be buried at the Road 9 National Martyrs Cemetery in Quang Tri Province on May 23.

The northern and central regions of Vietnam are expected to enter a widespread heatwave from May 22, with temperatures forecast to reach up to 39 degrees Celsius in some areas.

Police in Thanh Hoa Province have dismantled a counterfeit perfume network allegedly led by two sisters, seizing more than 1,500 fake products and prosecuting six suspects.

Police and rescue forces in Danang City on May 20 conducted an emergency rescue drill on Son Tra Peninsula simulating landslides and drowning incidents involving tourists.

Vietnamese airlines Vietjet Air and Bamboo Airways have increased checked baggage fees ahead of the busy summer travel season amid rising operating costs.

Vietnam will include the HPV vaccine in its mandatory national immunisation programme for the first time from July 1 under new regulations issued by the Ministry of Health.

A construction worker was killed and two others injured after a concrete pump boom collapsed during repair work on a house in Gia Lai Province.