VIETNAM TODAY

Hanoi is seeking public feedback on a plan to relocate universities with small campuses or inadequate facilities out of the city centre as part of its long-term urban development strategy.

Hanoi is considering the development of two financial centres as part of its long-term strategy to strengthen the capital’s role in national and regional financial services.

The Starlink satellite internet service for individual users in Vietnam is expected to cost about USD 435 in the first month, including equipment and subscription fees.

Water levels on the Da River downstream of Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant have dropped sharply, exposing wide sandbanks and allowing residents to walk far into the riverbed.

Jozef Sikela, the European Union’s commissioner for international partnerships, will visit Hanoi from March 23 to 25 to strengthen European investment in Vietnam.

Danang authorities have declared a natural disaster emergency in several villages of Hung Son Commune after land subsidence and landslide risks were detected, including a hillside collapse.

Authorities in Ninh Binh have fined a fuel retailer VND 35 million (about USD 1,370) for selling petrol above the government price cap and ordered the company to refund the excess to customers.

Police in the northern province of Bac Ninh have arrested the owner of a production facility accused of manufacturing large quantities of fake vinegar.

Thousands of tonnes of household waste have accumulated in several communes in Danang City after a local waste treatment plant suspended operations.

Traffic police in Hanoi have fined many truck drivers for spilling soil and mud onto local streets, after complaints that the debris had made roads slippery and unsafe.

Heat is set to intensify across parts of Vietnam from April, while storm and tropical depression activity this year is expected to remain near the long-term average.

A video showing a mother cow kneeling and refusing to move after being led away from its home has moved many viewers online, eventually leading to the animal being rescued.

Vietnam and China launched the first ministerial-level “3+3” strategic dialogue on foreign affairs, national defence and public security in Hanoi on March 16.

Authorities in Gia Lai Province have approved a project aimed at helping coastal communities adapt to climate change.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi held strategic talks, focusing on strengthening political trust and expanding cooperation between the two countries.

Northern Vietnam is expected to see sunnier and warmer weather from March 17 as weakening cold air gives way to rising temperatures, with some areas forecast to exceed 33 degrees Celsius.

Danang has unveiled a list of 219 projects for 2026-2030, inviting investment in defence industry, aerospace, technology and urban development.

Vietnamese agricultural specialists are helping transform abandoned land in Africa into productive rice fields, as Vietnam expands efforts to export its farming expertise.

Train services on Vietnam’s North-South railway were disrupted after a rockfall damaged tracks along the Hai Van Pass section in Danang City.