VIETNAM TODAY

Former State President Tran Duc Luong passed away on May 20 at the age of 88, after a period of illness, according to the specialised council for protection of central-level officials' health.

Residents have dismantled dozens of illegal beach huts and stalls on a beach in the northern central city of Thanh Hoa's Hoang Hoa District.

DNA testing confirmed that Arthur Chareire, a French national, and Nguyen Thi Hoi from Gia Lam District in Hanoi, are biologically mother and son.

Three 12th-grade students at a high school in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have tested positive for Covid-19.

Dr. Kpa Minh of Gia Lai Paediatrics Hospital has reported that nine-year-old Dang Ly Ly is recovering well following surgery to reconstruct her fractured left femur and treatment for spinal injuries.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade introduced a raft of measures to improve rice export management for 2025 during a conference held in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang on May 20.

Police in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have arrested a man who attempted to rob a local bank.

The Vietnamese government has approved an investment proposal for Sun PhuQuoc Airways, a new airline backed by Sun Phu Quoc Aviation Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Sun Group.

A pod of dolphins has been spotted swimming near the area off the coast of Quy Nhon City in the southern central province of Binh Dinh.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered all relevant ministries and agencies to speed up preparation to break ground on the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway line on December 19.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his spouse will pay a State visit to Vietnam from May 25 – 27, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

For years, residents living along National Highway 15D in the central province of Quang Tri have endured severe environmental pollution caused by the transportation of coal from Laos into Vietnam.

The central province of Quang Ngai has proposed the construction of a railway project with a total investment of VND900 billion (USD34.81 million).

Swathes of northern and central China are sweltering this week under record May heat, state media reported Tuesday, as the country braces for another summer of extreme temperatures.

Authorities in a commune in the southern province of Long An have warned residents after a crocodile was spotted in a canal.

Vietnam and the US are entering into the second round of negotiations on a bilateral reciprocal trade agreement to address pending issues in trade relations between the two countries.

Facing rising global trade barriers and market fluctuations, Vietnam’s fishery industry is intensifying efforts to diversify its export markets and products to sustain growth and reduce risks.

Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) forces under the Hoa Binh Provincial Military Command uncovered and safely retrieved a large quantity of American War period explosives from the bed of the Da River.

An immigration officer at Phu Quoc International Airport has been suspended following an incident in which a passenger's boarding pass was torn during exit procedures.