VIETNAM TODAY

Streets in central Hanoi are again crowded with makeshift stalls and improvised car parks, pushing pedestrians into traffic despite repeated enforcement drives and fines.

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake in neighbouring Laos late on November 12 sent tremors through high-rise buildings in Hanoi and nearby provinces.

Be Group’s first companywide profit signals a power shift as Vietnamese ride-hailing firms challenge Grab’s long-standing dominance.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, who is on a two-day official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on the afternoon of November 12.

Hue City is forecast to see widespread heavy rainfall exceeding 1,000 millimetres in some areas, raising the risk of severe flooding.

The Vietnam International Food Industry Exhibition 2025 opened in HCM City on November 12, attracting nearly 400 Vietnamese and international businesses from various countries worldwide.

Hanoi will launch its first electric bike rental service later this month with 500 e-bikes operated by Tri Nam Digital Transport JSC.

Police in Danang’s An Khe Ward on November 12 returned belongings to two Russian tourists who left them on a coach.

State President Luong Cuong hosted an official welcome ceremony in Hanoi on November 12 for King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

A resident in the southern province of Vinh Long’s Thanh Duc Ward has handed over a stray Javan pangolin, one of the world’s most endangered mammals, to local forest rangers.

Successive storms have triggered severe landslides along the main road in Don Village in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa's Pu Luong Commune.

King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan is scheduled to begin an official two-day visit to Vietnam on November 12 at the invitation of President of Vietnam Luong Cuong.

More than 5,000 employees have left Vietnam’s major listed banks so far this year as the industry continues to restructure and tighten costs amid automation.

Vietnamese and the US officials held the eighth ministerial-level negotiation on a reciprocal trade agreement between the two countries ahead of technical discussions scheduled for November 12.

Authorities in southern An Giang Province have found 191 suspected South American iguanas kept illegally at a local farm.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has authorised the circulation of a Russian-made cancer medicine named Pembroria.

Thousands of tonnes of caged fish have died in Dak Lak after Typhoon Kalmaegi, leaving many households facing heavy losses.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has published the environmental impact assessment for the 52.9 km rail line from Ben Thanh to Can Gio in Ho Chi Minh City.

A strong cold spell is forecast to affect northern Vietnam in the coming days, bringing a sharp drop in temperatures.