VIETNAM TODAY

Hanoi plans to simultaneously begin construction of five major metro lines on June 22, with total investment exceeding VND 1.3 quadrillion (approximately USD 49.7 billion).

A husband and wife were found dead after a fire swept through an acacia forest in Ha Tinh Province, where they had reportedly been clearing vegetation for land preparation.

Typhoon Mekhala is forecast to intensify to Category 12 with gusts of up to Category 16 in the northwestern Pacific, but is not expected to hit Vietnam.

Social and rental housing development is accelerating across Vietnam as local authorities and developers launch new projects to meet rising demand from low-income households and industrial workers.

Authorities in Dong Nai City are investigating the deaths of two gaur found in Ma Da Forest, with initial signs suggesting the animals may have been injured by external forces or caught in traps.

A 227-kilogramme unexploded wartime bomb was safely removed after being discovered near the North-South Expressway and Ho Chi Minh Highway in Quang Tri Province.

Authorities in Nha Trang Ward, Khanh Hoa Province, have ordered increased patrols and stricter action against theft at tourist attractions following reports of stolen property involving visitors.

More than 1,000 people gathered in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday evening for a candlelight vigil commemorating victims of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hanoi plans to install more than 24,000 AI-powered surveillance cameras in 2026 as part of efforts to improve public security, traffic management and urban governance.

Large amounts of floating waste have accumulated along the Ca Ty River in Phan Thiet Ward, Lam Dong Province, following recent heavy rains.

Vietnam aims to establish at least 10 strategic technology companies generating more than USD 1 billion annually as part of its digital transformation ambitions.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have busted a large-scale counterfeit Crocs operation, seizing nearly 10,000 pairs of fake sandals and prosecuting two suspects

A resident in Nghe An Province has voluntarily handed over a rare pig-tailed macaque to authorities after discovering the animal in his garden.

Ho Chi Minh City will exempt more than 94,000 businesses from port infrastructure fees for three years, aiming to cut logistics costs despite a projected USD 276 million loss in budget revenue.

A stronger south-west monsoon and a low-pressure trough over the East Sea will bring heavier rain to Ho Chi Minh City and southern Vietnam in the coming days, raising the risk of localised flooding.

Japan attracted nearly 28,500 Vietnamese workers in the first six months of the year, accounting for 43 per cent of all overseas labour placements from Vietnam.

A court in Tay Ninh Province has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for transporting more than 3kg of illegal drugs from Cambodia into Vietnam.

A tropical depression in the northwestern Pacific is forecast to strengthen into a storm, with its circulation potentially affecting the northeastern East Sea around June 23-24.

Authorities are awaiting scientific findings on the decline of hundreds of hectares of forest in U Minh Ha National Park before proposing restoration measures.