VIETNAM TODAY

Tay Ninh Province has approved VND 2.5 trillion in central government funding for the first phase of the Go Dau-Xa Mat Expressway.

QR-code payments by visitors from Southeast Asia and China are rising sharply in Vietnam, creating new opportunities for retailers and hospitality businesses.

Dong Thap Province has broken ground on an industrial cluster project costing nearly VND 871 billion (USD 33.5 million) in the Dong Thap Muoi area.

HCM City is accelerating transit-oriented development (TOD) plans around metro stations and inter-regional railways to optimise land use and urban infrastructure.

Authorities recorded a 50-metre crack on Mimosa Pass in Dalat, raising the risk of a landslide.

Vietnamese consumers spent nearly VND 160 billion on mooncakes via Shopee and TikTok Shop in one month, despite higher prices and fewer sellers.

All previously reported textbook shortages for the 2026-2027 school year have been cleared, with the remaining 776,259 copies distributed by September 24, the Ministry of Education and Training said.

Emergency calls in HCM City surged to a record during days of heavy rain and flooding, with the city's 115 Emergency Centre receiving more than 15,600 calls over nine days.

Vietnam has begun administering its first vaccine against EV71, a major cause of severe hand, foot and mouth disease in children.

Tay Ninh Province has proposed a nearly VND 2.98 trillion (USD 113 million) project to widen Nguyen Van Bua Street and build Lon Bridge, improving transport links with HCM City.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested four Chinese nationals accused of transporting nearly 18,000 packs of smuggled cigarettes through Tan Son Nhat Airport.

Moderate to heavy rain, with localised falls above 150mm, is forecast from Nghe An to northern Quang Tri on September 25.

Severe flooding in Dong Nai City has affected 286 households, inundated farmland and fish ponds, and claimed the life of one woman swept away by floodwaters.

A fisherman in Gia Lai Province has landed three giant silver carp from T'Nung Lake, including one weighing more than 30 kilos.

Ba Be National Park in Thai Nguyen Province has stepped up patrols and monitoring to protect more than 10,000 hectares of forest amid risks of illegal logging and forest encroachment.

Can Tho City is preparing 25,000 pots of rice for display at the second Vietnam International Rice Industry Festival, scheduled for November.

The number of traffic accidents fell 16.6 per cent year on year in the first nine months of 2026, with declines also recorded in deaths and injuries, according to the Traffic Police Department.

A rare pig-tailed macaque that wandered into a resident's home in Quang Tri Province has been rescued and transferred to a wildlife conservation centre for care and rehabilitation.

The 2026 Autumn Economic Forum is expected to bring together around 1,500 domestic and international delegates in HCM City from October 26 to October 29 under the theme “Collaboration in a New Era”.