VIETNAM TODAY

Around VND4.3 trillion (USD169.25 million) will be spent on upgrading and expanding a road connecting Long Thanh International Airport in the southern province of Dong Nai.

Vietnam raked in US$4.3 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the opening month of this year, an increase of 48.6% against the same period last year.

Japanese police said they have arrested seven people suspected of running an illegal sex business that reportedly targeted tourists in Tokyo's busy red-light district.

Dien Bien Airport is currently serving only some nine flights a week after being upgraded.

Residents in the central province of Ha Tinh have handed over a rare monkey found in a field to local authorities.

The export of fresh agricultural products and fruits, including durian, to China has resumed via Lang Son border gate after China introduced new regulations requiring an additional BY2 certification.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has requested ministries and sectors to develop response plans for potential adverse scenarios in 2025 based on global complications to keep the economy on the right recovery track.

Asian markets stumbled Wednesday as investors kept tabs on China and the United States after they exchanged tariffs, sparking fears of another debilitating trade war between the economic superpowers.

Flight volumes at major airports such as Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat are expected to continue rising as post-Tet travel demand remains strong, according to the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation.

According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, Vietnam's northern region will face an intense cold wave this weekend.

The iconic Nguyen Ninh green rice cake facility in Hanoi has been reopened after being suspended for one month due to food safety violations.

Two people in HCM City have handed over three reticulated pythons to the municipal forest protection board.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has granted 10,000 trees to the northern province of Thai Binh.

The coming Reunification Day and May Day holiday will last five days from April 30 (Wednesday) until May 4 (Sunday).

Camera traps have recorded endangered Asiatic black bears in the protective forests of the central province of Nghe An.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the Ninh Thuan nuclear power plants be completed by December 31, 2031 at the latest.

Over 60 local handicraft enterprises are set to participate in the world’s leading consumer goods fair, scheduled to be held from February 7 to February 11 in Frankfurt, Germany.

Authorities in the southern province of Ben Tre are searching for three men who have gone missing after being swept into a sewer on Monday evening.

HCM City is forecasted to experience its first heatwave of the year from mid-February.