VIETNAM TODAY

Authorities at the Cau Treo International Border Gate, Ha Tinh Province, have arrested a drug trafficker for transporting 14kg of drugs from Laos into Vietnam.

Repair shops across Hanoi are swamped with customers amid a surge in flood damage after heavy downpours triggered by Storm Bualoi left many streets submerged.

Residents of Yen Bai Ward in Lao Cai were clearing homes and streets on October 1 after floodwaters receded following storm Bualoi.

Ha Tinh Province has reported losses exceeding VND 9 trillion (approximately USD 354 million) from three storms in less than a month, urging the government for support in its recovery efforts.

A tropical depression east of Luzon Island in the Philippines has formed and may strengthen into a storm within two days.

Industrial parks in Ho Chi Minh City and nearby provinces attracted USD 4.4 billion in new and adjusted capital in the first nine months of 2025, HEPZA reported on September 30.

Floods, landslides and thunderstorms unleashed by Typhoon Bualoi wreaked havoc across provinces from the northern mountainous areas to central Vietnam.

Typhoon Bualoi made landfall with devastating force, destroying dozens of villas at the Xuan Thanh Beach Resort in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Bac Ninh has emerged as Vietnam’s leading foreign direct investment (FDI) hub in the first eight months of 2025, surpassing Ho Chi Minh City after an administrative merger with Bac Giang.

A global network for Vietnamese language and cultural teaching has been launched in Japan in the face of a growing need for upholding the traditional culture among overseas Vietnamese worldwide.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast for 2025 upward to 6.7 per cent, an increase of 0.4 per cent points compared to the July projection.

Authorities in Quang Tri Province have recovered three bodies after two anchored fishing boats broke loose and sank during Typhoon Bualoi, with six crew members still missing.

Heavy rains from Typhoon Bualoi’s circulation have forced Vietnam Railways to suspend several of its train services to ensure safety.

At least four people went missing after a landslide buried six houses in Lung Cu Commune, Tuyen Quang Province, on the morning of September 30.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed an official dispatch on strengthening measures to stimulate domestic consumption.

The 38th Global Financial Centres Index recently unveiled that HCM City has climbed three notches from March to 95th out of 120 cities worldwide in September.

Schools across multiple Vietnamese localities closed on September 30 as torrential rains from Typhoon Bualoi swept the region.

Vietnam will continue to create a more favourable investment environment for US enterprises in Vietnam.

PR article-Stavian ED and Shinec have signed a strategic deal to deploy carbon reduction solutions in industrial parks, supporting Vietnam’s green growth and Net Zero 2050 goal.