VIETNAM TODAY

A landslide struck a home in northern Yen Bai Province early Thursday morning, killing a teenager.

Hanoi authorities plan to build a waste-to-energy plant with a total investment of VND 7,531 billion (approximately USD 296 million) and a processing capacity of 2,400 tonnes of waste per day.

Vietnam is experiencing a 38 per cent increase in overweight and obesity rates, placing it among the Southeast Asian nations with the fastest-growing rates.

Two employees at a bar in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province, died from electrocution, and three others were injured while cleaning a water tank.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the opening plenary of the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, held on June 25 in Tianjin, China.

A mass fish die-off along Co Co River in Hoi An City has left dozens of local households, restaurants, and hotels grappling with a pervasive stench.

Customs officers at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi have discovered 12 pieces of yellow metal, suspected to be gold, hidden inside four camera lenses carried by a foreign passenger.

Vietnam has reduced adult smoking rates by over 3 percentage points in a decade, thanks to strong political action and a stable domestic financial mechanism for tobacco control.

A man has died after drowning in a stream in the central city of Danang, known as an unregulated tourist spot.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel, in coordination with the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt, has successfully facilitated the safe entry of nearly 50 Vietnamese citizens into Egypt.

Prolonged heavy rainfall on the morning of June 25 inundated several roads in the northern mountainous city of Yen Bai.

Lieutenant Colonel Le Truong Giang, political officer of Division 968, confirmed on Wednesday that his unit was continuing efforts to search for the remains of war martyrs in Quang Tri Province.

A Meta spokesperson has confirmed that a technical issue caused the widespread suspension of Facebook groups in Vietnam.

A male passenger has been fined VND 4 million (USD 157) by the Northern Airports Authority for making a bomb-related comment during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Hanoi.

Many Facebook groups in Vietnam, including some with millions of members, were suddenly suspended on June 24, with no official explanation provided.

As Vietnam’s top steel manufacturers shift focus back to the domestic market, trading firms face deepening losses and stiff competition.

Border guards in Tay Ninh Province have discovered 18kg of unmarked gold bars near a trail close to the Vietnam-Cambodia border, suspected to be part of a smuggling attempt.

PM Pham Minh Chinh applauded Chinese businesses' operations in Vietnam and called for stronger partnerships in various areas.

A tropical depression that formed in the East Sea on June 24 is unlikely to intensify into a storm, but it is expected to bring heavy rain to regions of Vietnam, especially in the south.