VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnamese customs officials have seized a large quantity of suspected counterfeit goods, including 450 fake Rolex watches, at Tra Linh International Border Gate in Cao Bang Province.

Fuel prices rose considerably in the latest adjustment from 3 pm today, June 19, following the decision by the ministries of Finance and Industry and Trade.

Police in Binh Dinh Province have filed criminal charges against Pham Duy Hanh, Director of Chau Thanh Production, Trading and Transport Co., Ltd., for producing and trading counterfeit food products.

Authorities in HCM City are expediting work on the long-delayed renovation of the A41 canal in a bid to tackle chronic flooding in the southern area of Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

A collision between a passenger bus and a lorry on Danang–Quang Ngai Expressway has left two people dead and eleven others injured.

A man has been indicted for attempting to smuggle foreign currency out of Vietnam without declaration.

The US has transferred the patrol vessel CSB 8022, the third of its kind, to the Vietnam Coast Guard under the 2011 Memorandum of Understanding on defence cooperation between the two countries.

A deposit return system could help Vietnam divert 77,000 tonnes of packaging waste and cut 265,000 tonnes of CO2 annually, a new study finds.

Experts say Vietnamese exporters can still thrive in the US market by cutting logistics costs and understanding trade rules, despite tariffs and rising regulatory pressure.

Dak Lak and Phu Yen provinces have proposed the construction of a VND 29 trillion (USD 1.11 billion) expressway to connect the two localities.

Thousands of expired health supplement boxes have been found at a dump in Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Germany's GEO Group has announced a 50 million USD investment to establish a renewable energy workforce training and development centre in the central province of Binh Dinh.

Vietnam has made a notable mark in the global higher education landscape, with 16 universities named in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, an increase of three compared to 2024.

Quang Binh Province Department of Agriculture and Environment has started deploying drones to spray insecticides in Viet Trung Farm Town where a locust outbreak has ravaged bamboo shoots.

Vietnam’s real estate market is on the cusp of a boom in the second half of 2025, fueled by sweeping legal reforms and proactive economic diplomacy, an expert has said.

Vietjet and aircraft manufacturer Airbus announced on Wednesday a major order for 100 A321neo aircraft, along with 50 purchase options, during the 2025 Paris Airshow.

Vietnam recorded around 1,500 fires and explosions in the first five months of this year, leaving 44 dead and 53 injured.

Vietnam and Thailand, which are among the world’s top three rice exporters, are expecting an increase in their exports of rice to Japan.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has approved the master plan for the Le Thanh Economic Zone in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.