VIETNAM TODAY

An oil spill incident on Long Tau River in HCM City's Can Gio District has affected many fish farmers.

Dozens of Asia-bound and Europe-bound flights have been cancelled or diverted as Pakistan and northwestern India temporarily closed their airspace amid escalating tensions between the two nations.

Fuel prices in Vietnam continued their downward trend, with petrol and oil prices falling by VND380–660 per litre from 3 pm today.

A newly opened pub in Cat Ba Island in the northern city of Haiphong has caught fire, injuring three people.

A 10-year-old boy is in a coma after being struck by a falling tree branch while riding home from school in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5.

Rainwater leaked through the roof of Tan Son Nhat Airport's new Terminal 3 during a downpour on May 7, wetting the floor in the departure waiting area due to a sealing failure in the skylight.

Vietnam’s stock market is on the brink of a significant transformation, with expectations mounting for an upgrade to emerging market status by September.

More than 400 bullets were discovered in two metal boxes during house foundation digging in Danang City, local authorities reported.

Vietnam and Azerbaijan have issued a joint statement on the establishment of a strategic partnership during the State visit to Azerbaijan by General Secretary To Lam.

Vietnamese firms invested a total of 309.3 million USD abroad in the first four months of 2025, nearly tripling the figure from the same period last year, according to the National Statistics Office.

The Military Command of the central province of Nghe An has planned to organise the memorial service for the remains of 73 fallen soldiers repatriated from Laos this month.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his spouse hosted an official welcome ceremony in Baku on May 7 for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam.

On May 7, the People’s Committee of Son Tra District, Danang City, carried out the forced removal of seven food and souvenir kiosks located along the coastal Vo Nguyen Giap Street.

General Secretary To Lam has called for a comprehensive proposal to gradually implement free healthcare during the 2030–2035 period.

The Military Command of Hoa Binh Province has launched a bomb and mine clearance operation along the downstream section of the Da River, from Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant to Thong Nhat Bridge.

Malaysia warned Wednesday that tensions between India and Pakistan could potentially disrupt rice imports to the heavily dependent Southeast Asian nation, prompting it to look elsewhere for supplies.

The first months of 2025 have seen increases in both new business registrations and firms returning to the market, Deputy Finance Minister Tran Quoc Phuong has said.

Authorities in Thanh Hoa Province have confirmed that the royal tomb of Emperor Le Tuc Tong was recently entered by intruders suspected of searching for buried antiquities.

Many parks in Hanoi have been abandoned for years, while the city faces a serious shortage of public spaces.