VIETNAM TODAY

Ho Chi Minh City has climbed 17 places to 67th in the latest Global Financial Centres Index, one of the strongest improvements recorded worldwide.

Northern and central Vietnam are forecast to see heavier rain in the coming days, with temperatures expected to fall and Hanoi lows approaching 20 degrees Celsius.

A farmer discovered a bomb about one metre long lying beside a river in Huong Lap Commune, Quang Tri Province.

The Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway officially opened to traffic at midnight on October 1, completing a 58km route that has taken 12 years to build.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has proposed support for families with at least two daughters under 16 to help reduce son preference and address the sex ratio imbalance at birth.

HCM City could become an international talent hub within the next five to 10 years, but experts say the city must improve infrastructure, quality of life and services for foreign professionals.

Heavy thunderstorms in HCM City on October 1 disrupted operations at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, forcing numerous arriving flights to circle and some to divert to other airports.

A man in Danang has been detained after allegedly taking USD 30,000 from a foreign national under the pretext of exchanging the money.

Ten more sets of war remains have been found at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing the total recovered at the site to 682.

Hanoi will pilot a service to help parents register births online at Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital during the final three months of 2026.

Vietnam's exports to Australia rose by nearly 30 per cent in the first seven months of 2026, highlighting room for further growth as businesses adapt to the market's standards.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms flooded several roads in Ho Chi Minh City on September 30, disrupting traffic during the evening rush hour.

Construction began on September 30 on a section of HCMC's Ring Road 4 through Dong Nai City, with investment of more than VND 16 trillion (USD 608 million).

Hanoi Metro held a counter-terrorism drill on September 30, simulating hostage rescue and responses to bomb and explosive threats on the city's urban railway network.

The Ministry of Education and Training has proposed allowing vocational classes to be held at businesses, cooperatives and production sites to make training more accessible to workers.

Danang City is completing key sections of a VND 490 billion (USD 18.6 million) project to protect Hoi An's coastline and the Thu Bon River from erosion ahead of this year's storm season.

Authorities in Thanh Hoa Province have evacuated 180 people after heavy rain triggered a kilometre-long crack on Na Lo Hill and landslides that damaged or destroyed nine homes.

A Thanh Hoa engineer has turned discarded rice straw into eco-friendly firelighters, selling the products to customers in the US and Canada through Amazon.

Geological drilling is under way to determine the cause of cracks and subsidence along a 40-metre section of the Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Expressway in Dong Nai City.