VIETNAM TODAY

Hanoi plans to develop 10 urban rail lines spanning 413 kilometres by 2035, with an estimated investment of 37 billion USD,.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) of Vietnam on February 21 decided to impose temporary anti-dumping duties on certain hot-rolled coil (HRC) products originating from India and China.

The Vietnamese Party, State and people always treasure and give high priority to consolidating and developing the traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation with their Cambodian counterparts.

Standard Chartered Bank is projecting strong Vietnam GDP growth of 6.7 per cent in 2025.

The Government of Vietnam on February 21 announced the baseline used to determine the width of Vietnam’s territorial sea in the Gulf of Tonkin.

The on-time performance of Vietnamese airlines in January 2025, the month before the Lunar New Year, was estimated at only 60 percent.

A strong cold spell has been forecasted to affect the northern region of Vietnam from February 23.

Vietnam has recorded a decline in web threats for four years in a row, according to global cybersecurity company Kaspersky.

Automobile manufacturing, assembly, and export companies in Vietnam are actively expanding their export markets.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will pay an official visit to Vietnam and attend the second ASEAN Future Forum from February 25 to 28, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On February 20, the HCM City People’s Council approved to waive land lease fees for the Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV) project at the Saigon Hi-Tech Park in Thu Duc City from 2024 to 2065.

They appear tranquil soaring above Himalayan forests, but a string of cable car projects in Nepal have sparked violent protests.

Ha Vi Poultry Market in Hanoi, the largest wholesale market of its kind in the northern region of Vietnam, faces a high risk of an avian flu outbreak due to the large volume of poultry traded daily.

A lonely pine tree on Hai Van Pass, a popular tourist check-in spot in the central city of Danang, has dried up.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 20 issued an official dispatch regarding the active and proactive implementation of solutions to promote the circular economy.

Under a newly approved policy by the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council, public preschool children under five and high school students in the city will be exempt from tuition fees.

More than 200 billionaires and influential figures are expected to come to Vietnam to participate in environmental and artistic activities in Quang Ninh province.

Vietnam earned VND1.8 trillion (USD70 million) from exporting lobsters to China in January this year, up ninefold from the same time last year.

Nguyen Van Duoc, member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, was elected Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee for the 2021-2026 term.