VIETNAM TODAY

US enterprises operating in Vietnam have affirmed their commitment to sustainable, long-term investment in the country amid current challenges at a dialogue with PM Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi on May 13.

Forest protection units in Hue City, Thua Thien-Hue Province, have received several rare wild animals voluntarily handed over by residents.

Authorities in Kon Tum Province have launched an investigation after several hectares of natural forest were illegally cleared for unauthorised construction in Ia H’Drai District.

Australia is providing up to AUD2 million in funding to support agricultural innovations that tackle climate change across Vietnam, as part of the fifth round of the Aus4Innovation Partnership Grants.

A 200kg wartime bomb has been discovered buried underground as a resident was digging an irrigation trench in the southern province of Long An.

More than 100 Vietnamese businesses are taking part in the SelectUSA Investment Summit 2025 from May 11 to 14, aiming to expand cooperation and explore a wealth of investment opportunities in the US.

A troop of monkeys from Bai Tho Mountain in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province, has been invading residential areas in search of food, leaving local residents frustrated and concerned.

Thousands of tonnes of rubbish have been left uncollected across Thanh Hoa City for three consecutive days, causing widespread pollution and sparking public anger.

The total area dedicated to growing flowers and ornamental plants has reached nearly 45,000 ha, an eightfold increase compared to the year 2000.

Three crew members on a fishing boat from Ben Tre Province have died of suspected gas suffocation off the coast of southern Vietnam.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam launched the 2025 Human Development Report (HDR) in Hanoi on May 12.

Vietnam’s economy continued to show resilience and dynamism in the first four months of 2025, maintaining its position among the world’s fastest-growing economies, despite global uncertainties.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam on May 12 welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent proposal to resume direct peace talks with Ukraine.

Party General Secretary To Lam and President Alexander Lukashenko signed a joint statement on the establishment of the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Belarus on May 12.

A man exposing himself in front of some women on a beach in Nha Trang City in the southern central province of Khanh Hoa was caught red-handed.

A 500kg whale has been found dead on a beach in Quang Ngai Province, the second such incident in less than a week.

The ashes of four Vietnamese nationals who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in an apartment in Taiwan (China) had been repatriated to Vietnam.

The People’s Committee of Thai Binh province held a groundbreaking ceremony for a 60.9-kilometre expressway segment connecting the provinces of Nam Dinh and Thai Binh on Monday morning.

​Thai P​M Paetongtarn Shinawatra will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 15 to 16 at the invitation of Vietnamese P​M Pham Minh Chinh, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.